Tag: College Access: Page 2

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Harper-Marinick Readily Shares ‘Gift’ of Providing Educational Opportunity

Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick invested her entire career in Maricopa Community College District, working her way up through the ranks to her current position as chancellor.

October 10, 2017

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Organizers Offer Chess as Gateway to College

The Cleveland Scholastic Open is distinct among chess tournaments in that organizers go to great lengths to secure scholarships for the winners.

October 9, 2017

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Parents Need Charters, Change and Choice

While much progress has been made, the promise of equal access to quality education has not been fully fulfilled.

October 9, 2017

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Merging of Savings Accounts Proposed for College Funding

Children’s savings accounts and college promise initiatives could be stronger if the two funding mechanisms for higher education were merged together, a professor argues.

October 4, 2017

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Southern Cal Celebrates Quality of Its Freshman Class

About a month into the school year, the University of Southern California touts its freshman class as its brightest, most engaged and most diverse ever.

September 28, 2017

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Idaho Initiative Helps Admit 20,000 Students to College

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Board of Education has announced that more than 20,000 high school students have been admitted to Idaho’s public colleges and universities. According to the board, this is the third year students with qualifying grades and test scores have automatically been admitted to Boise State University, University of Idaho, Idaho […]

September 25, 2017

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Advocates: Support Vital for Students From Foster Care System

When it comes to accessing college, students who have experienced the foster care system have a steep hill to climb. Studies indicate that while the majority of foster youth say that they want to go to college few will ever attain a degree.

September 20, 2017

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Helping the College Applicants Who Need It the Most

Where does a high school senior whose parents didn’t go to college turn to understand the application process? What resources are available to a student from a remote rural area if she wants to apply to college?

August 31, 2017

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Lawsuit: Charlotte School of Law Defrauded Taxpayers Out of $285M

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lawsuit is accusing the Charlotte School of Law of defrauding taxpayers out of $285 million by admitting unqualified students, then manipulating records to keep them enrolled so the school could collect their government-supported tuition. The Charlotte Observer reports the lawsuit was filed by former professor Barbara Bernier. The lawsuit says the […]

August 28, 2017

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Mizzou Announces New Grants for Low-income Students

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri in Columbia next year will offer scholarships for low-income students to cover the full cost of their tuition. Spokeswoman Liz McCune said Thursday that the grants will be available in fall 2018 for Missouri residents who are Pell Grant eligible. The university will cover any gap between the […]

August 24, 2017

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Has California Found the Answer to More Equitable Developmental Education?

California Bill AB 705 aims to reduce the burden of performing well on a standardized test as the singular opportunity for students to get into credit-bearing courses.

July 26, 2017

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2 Ohio Schools Utilize Transfer Partnership to Help Students Step Up

This past fall, the University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College welcomed the first cohort of six students to the UD Sinclair Academy, a new joint venture intended to bridge the distance between the two schools.

July 25, 2017