Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
By DAVID LEONHARDT of NYT Most low-income students who have top test scores and grades do not even apply to the nation’s best colleges, according to a new analysis of […]
Tag Archives: High School
Entry standards raised to improve SHSU retention, graduation rates
By George Mattingly More students may be able to gain admission into Sam Houston State University after the Texas State University System Board of Regents authorized the university to change […]
Four Potential Futures of the College System
by Clark Aldrich Unschooling Rules 49: College: the hardest no-win decision your family may ever make.
Apple Just Incentivized Every College Kid To Get An iPad. As For High Schoolers…
MGSIEGLER As I watched Apple’s iBooks event in New York City last week, my mind began to race about the ramifications of such announcements.
More U-46 students taking AP exams
By Larissa Chinwah An effort to identify students in Elgin Area School District U-46 who are eligible to take Advanced Placement courses has resulted in an increase in the number […]
Affordability while maintaining quality
Benjamin Franklin is credited with the old adage, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” People are always trying to add to that […]
For Students Heading Back to School, Mounting College Debt Highlights Need to Keep College Affordable
For Students Heading Back to School, Mounting College Debt Highlights Need to Keep College Affordable Written by By Western Governors University WGU keeps costs low with student-centered competency-based approach to […]
Majoring in debt: Some Asking if College is Worth Cost
Recent grads are finding themselves swamped by bills for their education. By Terrie Morgan-Besecker tmorgan@timesleader.com Law & Order Reporter Justin Kozloski of Dallas job shadowing reporters at The Times Leader. […]
Reformers Use New Ways to Tackle College Readiness
LEANNE ITALIE,Associated Press Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Trey Rasmussen excelled at hockey at his Martha’s Vineyard high school. Academics, not so much. “I was planning on graduating and just jumping […]
Creating the High Schools of the Future
By Gaston Caperton President, College Board from Huffington post One of the problems with education reform is that US high schools operate under ambiguous orders. On the surface, there seems […]
Ask an Economist: What’s the Deal with College Tuition? By Michael van Baker
This post has been removed by request of the author. See original here. http://thesunbreak.com/2011/08/03/ask-an-economist-whats-the-deal-with-college-tuition/ Related articles Dream Team Coalition Claims Incorrectly That Perry Does Not Support Texas Universities (timesoftexas.com) The […]
New School to Plant STEM Seeds
Reynoldsburg sets ‘real world’ projects By Charlie Boss In Reynoldsburg schools, teaching STEM goes beyond a focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Officials say their approach calls for students […]
Series Overview: The Cost Of Dropping Out – Statistics are Stark
Read sotry and click link at the end to watch the video on NPR. By Cindy Johnston Nearly 1 million kids who start high school every year don’t make it […]
Big 12 Says No to prep Games on Texas Network
By BLAIR KERKHOFF There won’t be any high school games on the Longhorn Network, for now.Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe doused a potential wildfire Thursday when he issued a statement […]
Longhorn Network Causing a Ruckus
Showing high school football games on Texas‘ channel will cause all kinds of problems By Jenni Carlson The Longhorn Network has yet to broadcast one second of programming, but it […]
Texas District Provides Extra Help the Moment the Need Arises
By CHARIS ANDERSON EL PASO, TEXAS — A while back, Principal Lucia Borrego and some of her teachers from Helen Ball Elementary School in El Paso, Texas, crossed the border […]
How to Make College More Affordable
My colleagues and I are often asked if there is a secret to making college affordable. Where can students find unclaimed scholarship money? How do you maximize financial aid? At […]
Students Still Have Unequal Access To Educational Opportunities
By Emmeline Zhao Amid efforts in education reform, students across the country still face large disparities in educational resources and opportunities, according to a report released today by the U.S. […]
The Problem with College Isn’t That It’s Worth Less (or Worthless), but That It Costs More
By Mike I know that sounds like I’m channeling my inner Yogi Berra, but bear with me. A recent article by David Leonhart refuting claims that college is a waste […]
Rubber Meets the Road – Higher Ed Graduation Rates
Initiative Creates an Ambitious Agenda for Public Higher Ed By George O’Brien There are many moving parts to the state Department of Higher Education’s Vision Project, but the bottom line […]
U.S. Needs An Additional 20 Million College Graduates By 2025
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce released a new reportshowing that the United States is not producing enough college-educated workers to meet economic needs and reduce income inequality. […]
Sending Students to Poor Performing Middle High School
A look at the elementary schools whose students are promoted to one of the worst performing middle and high schools in the state and what they are doing to change […]
High School Grads Picking Community College, Other Affordable Colleges
By Elizabeth Doran Jamesville-DeWitt High School senior Alexis Wilson dreamed of attending Houston Baptist University and loved it even more after touring the school last summer. She was accepted there, […]
English Composition Nonsense
Murray Sperber over at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy offers some suggestions to reform the college writing process. His thesis: Because America‘s middle and high schools […]
College Programs that Combine Work and Study Make Sense
By Jay Mathews I find myself more and more interested in the growing debate over how much and what to teach high school students. I support the side that thinks […]
Pauken: Higher Ed Changes Needed for Future
By Anita Miller Texas and the nation need to break away from the “one size fits all” attitude concerning higher education. That was among points made by Texas Workforce Commission […]
Keeping Kids in School
By Sally Sexton Despite low drop out rates, schools in Parker County are doing all that they can to provide education opportunities. Once a student drops out, their chances of […]
Plan for Success of America’s Students
By Michael Wotorson Jobs are top of mind for most Americans, not only those needing work to help their families make ends meet, but also politicians who hope to keep […]
Some Austin Students Struggle to Meet Graduation Requirements
By Melissa B. Taboada and Laura Heinauer officials changed Johnston High School‘s name, redesigned its approach to teaching the curriculum and were required to replace more than three-quarters of its […]
Is College Education for Everyone?
By Tom Pauken Meanwhile, a story in the May 6 edition of The Wall Street Journal reports that manufacturing businesses across the country are struggling to find employees with the […]
Are High-Poverty Schools Educating the Poor to Remain so?
By Mike Green Each year, many of the 15 million students enrolled in public secondary schools ask the same question: What’s the point of staying in school if the choices […]
Austin School District Implements Sweeping Changes to Boost Performance at Struggling Schools
By Melissa B. Taboada AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Classes on Saturday. Daily mandatory tutoring. A longer school day. Travis and Eastside Memorial high schools, as well as a handful of the elementary […]
Trying a New Way of Learning – Five Schools Get Innovation Nod
By Jacqueline Reis TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER — Five schools will take new approaches to education this fall after School Committee votes last night to approve five innovation schools. Innovation […]
Education Reform Sparks Questions
By Christina Chapman- Illinois Education reform bills were unanimously approved last week by the Senate and now go before the House, where some local school officials are hoping details will […]
Fernando Trevino Appointed by Gov. Perry
By Adryana Boyne I am so excited to share with all of you that Fernando Trevino Jr. has been recently appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as Student Regent […]
