Tag: Legislation: Page 19

Community Colleges

Missouri House Denies Undocumented Students Access too Public Colleges

For the third year in a row, Missouri House members voted Wednesday to bar undocumented immigrants from public colleges and universities.

March 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

A Spitzer Resignation Would Pave Way for New York’s First Black Governor

David A. Paterson may become New York’s first Black governor amid speculation that Eliot Spitzer may step down after he was allegedly implicated in a prostitution scandal.

March 11, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Making Strides

HBCUs seek progress on information technology resources.

March 4, 2008

Latinx

Higher Education Bill Passed by House Offers Help for Latinos, Says Caucus

A bill passed by the House of Representatives on Feb. 7 will expand access to higher education for minority students, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said in a statement praising the move.

February 12, 2008

Latinx

HEA Bill Passes, Despite White House Objection Over MSI Funding

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Higher Education Act bill even as the White House criticized some of its provisions, including two to boost support for minority-serving institutions.

February 7, 2008

Home

ETS, La Raza Conference: English-language Learners Fastest-growing Segment of U.S. School Population

Princeton, N.J. Educators and policy-makers answered the call to attend a two-day conference convened by Educational Testing Service and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to assess progress in educating students who are not proficient in English when they enter American schools and to discuss research on potential solutions.

January 17, 2008

African-American

Historians Commemorate 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808, legislation abolishing the transatlantic slave trade for the United States, historians from throughout the African Diaspora gathered to discuss the relevance of the legislation today.

January 12, 2008

Students

The Year Ahead on Capitol Hill

Higher education advocates hope Congress will address Pell Grant increases, textbook costs and other priorities before the fall presidential campaign.

January 9, 2008

Students

The Year Ahead for Higher Education on Capitol Hill

With a presidential election on the horizon, 2008 on Capitol Hill is shaping up as a year for quick action on budget, student aid and other education bills before the fall campaign takes the national spotlight, advocates say.

January 3, 2008

Latinx

MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers

New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers.

December 12, 2007

Community Colleges

Serving the Undocumented

California community colleges struggle to navigate “frustrating” financial aid process for undocumented students.

December 12, 2007

MSIs

Appreciation: The Honorable Augustus F. “Gus” Hawkins, 1907-2007

As a freshman legislator, Congressman Hawkins played a major role in writing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in employment, based on race, color, national origin and religion, and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He went on to author or co-author several civil rights and education bills, including the Historically Black College and University Act of 1986.

December 12, 2007