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Research Roundup

A new study shows disadvantaged children who attend preschool need tutoring and mentoring in elementary and high school to sustain momentum. Another study on the sleeping habits of Blacks, Whites, the poor and the rich shows sleep is related to socioeconomic status.

November 26, 2006

Mass. Gov.-Elect Deval Patrick: One on One With Diverse

Civil rights attorney Deval Patrick made history this week when he was elected the first Black governor of Massachusetts and only the second African-American to be elected governor since Reconstruction. In his acceptance speech, Gov.-elect Patrick, who formerly worked in corporate diversity, vowed to run a more inclusive government. In the midst of his successful campaign — his first run at public office — Patrick sat down with Diverse: Issues In Higher Education last fall to discuss the lessons of diversity and his plans to improve public higher education in a state known for its elite private institutions.

November 8, 2006

UGA Researcher to Study Effects of Home-schooling On Black Students

ATHENS, Ga. A University of Georgia College of Education researcher is investigating what happens when Black parents take ownership of their children’s education through home schooling.

September 10, 2006

Leadership & Policy

High-Tech By Necessity

In an effort to reach out to students who were forced out of Louisiana by Hurricane Katrina…

September 6, 2006

Pre-K Education Seen As Key To Hispanic Achievement

Providing Hispanic children with access to high-quality pre-kindergarten education is an important first step toward closing the achievement gap, a new report suggests.

July 10, 2006

University of Chicago Launches $1 Million Childcare Initiative

The University of Chicago and its Hospitals have launched a $1 million childcare initiative in Hyde Park and the surrounding communities that will enable licensed care providers to create or expand their capacity for infants and toddlers…

March 27, 2006

Community Colleges

Seattle Group Gives Washington State Mixed Grades for Education

Washington school districts have gotten steadily better in the past decade, but there’s still room for improvement…

January 12, 2006

Bay State Bravado

As a bright and ambitious youngster growing up poor in Southside Chicago, Deval L. Patrick won a scholarship…

December 14, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Woman Educator Receives Nation’s Top Three Education Prizes

Dr. Sharon Lynn Kagan, Associate Dean for Policy and Research at Teachers College, Columbia University…

September 28, 2005

Art Institute of Washington Offering New Bachelor’s in Visual & Game Programming

Art Institute of Washington Offering New Bachelor’s in Visual & Game Programming WASHINGTONThe Art Institute of Washington, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, is now offering a new bachelor’s degree program in visual and game programming designed to prepare the next generation of technical artists for the video game and animation industries. Visual […]

December 29, 2004

New Head of Education Department

New Head of Education Department Expected to Focus on K-12By Charles PekowThough a new leader will soon take the helm at the Department of Education, some educators say the Bush administration’s gaze will stay fixed on K-12 issues instead of higher education.Secretary of Education Roderick Paige, who announced his decision to resign Nov. 15, will […]

December 15, 2004

GOP Policy on Early Childhood Program Draws Ire

GOP Policy on Early Childhood Program Draws IreAn increasingly bitter debate over the future of Head Start is drawing interest from African American lawmakers and experts across the educational pipeline who value the work of the 38-year-old early childhood program.At issue is a Bush administration and House of Representatives plan to give states more control […]

July 16, 2004

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