Jamal Abdul-Alim2024Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students - Dr. Lauren MimsFor Dr. Lauren Christine Mims, few challenges are more important in public education than creating spaces for Black students to flourish and thrive.January 24, 2024StudentsObama Administration Puts Teeth into Teacher Prep RatingsNew federal regulations will rate teacher prep programs according to how many of their graduates get jobs, how long they stay in those jobs, and how well they do those jobs as measured by student academic performance.October 12, 2016African-AmericanControversy Often Accompanies Executive Search FirmsValue, effectiveness and objectives constantly under scrutiny in competitive realm of higher education executive search firms.March 13, 2016HomeAnalysis: Higher Ed to Suffer as Medicaid GainsA “dismal outlook” is projected for state higher education funding in most states over the next decade due largely to a “crowding out” of discretionary funding by Medicaid, a new analysis shows.April 22, 2015StudentsState Lottery Funds May Not Help Those Who Need it MostWhen it comes to using state lottery funds to finance scholarships for college, the idea that gambling proceeds are helping the poor pay for their education makes the state-sanctioned games of chance more acceptable than they might otherwise be.October 20, 2014HomeExperts: New Teachers Can’t Hide Behind Steep Learning CurveExperts say new teachers need to be ready to teach and culturally competent from Day One on the job.March 3, 2014Community CollegesProposed Strategy for Community Colleges: Court Upper Income StudentsUsually when a call is made for more diversity on campus, it entails increasing the proportion of poor students and students of color at selective institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees.May 23, 2013Page 1 of 1
