Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanImproved Minority Teacher Recruitment Tied to Increasing Alternative Certification ProgramsA Center for American Progress panel discussion on Wednesday sought to elevate the discussion on the merits of making America’s K-12 teaching force more diverse.November 9, 2011African-AmericanNational Report Card Shows Only a Third of Country’s Fourth- and Eighth-Graders Proficient in Reading and MathThe numbers were even more dire for African-American and Hispanic students, whose proficiency rates ranged from 24 percent to as low as 13 percent.November 1, 2011Asian American Pacific IslanderDisaggregation Key to Fighting ‘Model Minority’ Myth for Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native HawaiiansNew report focuses on topics that range from the toxic hazards faced by large numbers of Vietnamese immigrant women working in America’s myriad nail salons, to the “bamboo ceiling” said to exist for Asian-Americans working in federal government.October 30, 2011HomeExperts Say Low-Income Students Most Often Miss College Planning HelpPanelists during a College Board webcast Thursday urged that high schools and colleges provide targeted guidance and assistance to low-income families to ensure their children are positioned to turn college dreams into a reality.October 27, 2011StudentsHigher Education Analysts Sound Caution on Obama Student Loan Relief PlanWhen President Obama touted his two-pronged student debt relief measure before thousands of students Wednesday in downtown Denver, he got rounds of applause.October 26, 2011StudentsCollege Board: Despite Higher Tuitions, Young Adults Increasingly Attending CollegeThe College Board reports that, despite stagnant incomes and steadily rising tuitions, more students are pursuing college degrees because the return on investment has never been greater.October 25, 2011HomeCollege Admissions Report Predicts U.S. Enrollment Increases through Decade’s EndThe “2011 State of College Admission” report predicts that, while high school graduation rates have essentially leveled off, college enrollment is expected to rise—from the 20.4 million students currently enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education to 23 million in the 2019-20 school year.October 23, 2011Community CollegesU.S. Department of Labor, Facebook Team Up on Jobs PageSocial media giant Facebook is now a “friend” of the U.S. Department of Labor, and the two organizations believe millions of America’s Facebook users will “like” the new Social Jobs Partnership page.October 20, 2011StudentsReport: Community College Student Attrition Poses High Cost for TaxpayersVast sums of taxpayer dollars are being wasted at community colleges due to the large numbers of students who drop out during their first year and never return, an education researcher argues in a new report released today.October 19, 2011Faculty & StaffNational Science Foundation Reports Low Minority Representation on STEM FacultiesMinority doctoral holders are still poorly represented as faculty members within the ranks of American academe, a new study says.October 17, 2011Previous PagePage 69 of 80Next Page