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Congress Considers Fixes to No Child Left Behind

Advocacy groups say proposed changes won’t be enough to help students transfer out of substandard schools.

November 14, 2007

Education Policy Researchers Push For Financial Aid Policies That Help Working-poor Students

A college-access advocacy group wants changes to the federal financial aid policy that penalizes part-time students who have to work to full time to support themselves.

November 5, 2007

Who speaks for you? – representatives of colored people in government’s higher education policy

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans has a new director, but who is speaking for other underrepresented groups?

July 11, 2007

Immigration Bill Dead, But Not DREAM ACT

Despite defeat of the Senate’s immigration bill last week, Latino and other education leaders say they still will press for action this year on a bill to help illegal immigrant students gain legal status as well as access to in-state college tuition rates.

July 4, 2007

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Hispanic Veterans Suing Over Texas Denial of Tuition Waver

DALLAS Two Texas veterans are challenging a state policy barring them from receiving college tuition waivers because they were legal residents but not yet U.S. citizens when they entered the service.

June 27, 2007

Advocacy Group Offers Model Policy on Mental Health Problems

Most college campuses have counseling services to deal with students who may have a potentially serious mental health problem, but not all institutions have a well-defined policy that benefits students while addressing the school’s concerns about liability.

May 24, 2007

Advocacy Group Urges Schools to Remove Students’ Barriers To Mental Health Help

WASHINGTON, D.C. In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, mental health experts urge higher education administrators to implement policies that encourage students to seek help early, remove barriers to seek treatment and ensure that students will not be punished when they ask for help.

April 26, 2007

La Raza Program Seeks To Boost Hispanic College Student Retention

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jafet Carrasco doesn’t know anyone who has been to college besides his teachers. He hears people talk about credit hours, but he’s not sure what they are. And he knows college costs money, but not how much.

November 21, 2006

Sen. Barack Obama Urges Students to Reverse ‘Empathy Deficit’

A thousand student leaders from colleges across the country assembled in the nation’s capital yesterday to attend the 2nd annual Campus Progress National Student Conference, sponsored by liberal advocacy group the Center for American Progress. Keynote speaker U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the nation’s only Black senator, urged the enthusiastic student audience to find opportunities to serve the public good, rather than chase after high-paying jobs.

July 11, 2006

Advocacy Group’s Campaign Seeks to Increase

Statistics on domestic violence reveal that more than half of teenage girls in relationships experience some

October 19, 2005

Legislation Vies to Revitalize Foreign-Student Enrollment

Legislation Vies to Revitalize Foreign-Student EnrollmentBy Kristin BagnatoIn an effort to reverse declining enrollment by foreign students, Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., last month introduced legislation intended to ease some of the more burdensome aspects of the student visa process. As the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System — better known as Sevis — procedure stands […]

September 8, 2004

College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find

College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find Two influential Washington education advocacy groups are reporting that while much progress has been made in minority access to college in the last 20 years, higher education will become less accessible in the current decade.The American Council on Education (ACE) in its annual “Status Report on […]

November 5, 2003

Postsecondary Participation and State Policy

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