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Tag: ACT: Page 9
Community Colleges
GED Test Overhauled; Some States Opt for New Exam
The General Educational Development (GED) test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes.
January 1, 2014
Health
Stress, Test-Avoidance, and Unmet Needs: Lessons Learned from Eldo Kim and the Model Minority Stereotype
Research has found that, although the idea of being a model minority seems like a positive perception of Asian Americans and their community, this designation has negative effects.
December 19, 2013
African-American
What Not to Wear on Halloween — Blackface
Julianne Hough’s star burns less brightly after ill-advised get-up.
October 28, 2013
MSIs
The Value of TRIO to the Community
The clash between liberal and conservative values in the U.S. has never been more prevalent than it is when manifested in policies to promote higher education.
October 17, 2013
Home
Experts Fear Potential Negative Impact of Revamped GED on Underrepresented
The new exam will cost more, and it will also be computerized. Experts say the earliest indications are that it will be more rigorous.
October 16, 2013
Asian American Pacific Islander
Government Shutdown or Not, Exchanges Open Today for Affordable Care Act
In other words, Oct. 1 is still an important date, especially if you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans who are uninsured.
September 30, 2013
Home
ACT: Only Quarter of HS Grads Ready for All Subjects
The numbers are even worse for Black high school graduates: Only 5 percent are fully ready for life after high school.
August 21, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Economists Seek National Effort to Increase Selective College Applications, Enrollment by Low-Income Students
Stanford University economist Caroline Hoxby unveiled a national proposal aimed at encouraging high-achieving, low-income students to apply to and attend selective colleges.
June 26, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Symposium Panelists Stress Leaders’ Commitment to Mission as Key to Closing Achievement Gap
Speakers at the ETS/Children’s Defense Fund symposium tackled subjects that ranged from the need for more “cultural competence” among educators to the subtle racism within the catchphrase “achievement gap.”
June 24, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Yale Fined $165K for not Reporting Sex Offenses
Yale University has been fined $165,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to report four on-campus sex crimes in 2001 and 2002.
May 16, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Special Report: Money and Finance
Balancing Act: Many contingent faculty struggle with lack of financial security: Holding the line: Colleges choose to make big moves to battle tuition increases.
April 26, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Rutgers President to be Asked About Scandal Severances
TRENTON, N.J. — Rutgers President Robert Barchi is scheduled to appear Thursday before an Assembly budget panel, where he’ll be asked about six- and seven-figure payouts given to three university officials ousted during a basketball coaching scandal.
April 17, 2013
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