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... semesters, the data show students who start in ALP are more likely than students who start in a traditional developmental class to make it to graduation. Adams thinks it has to do with motivation and self-confidence. "What we say when they arrive and we put them in these developmental ...
... Global Institute. Forty percent of this GDP uplift, the report notes, comes from higher female participation in the labor force, 30 percent from narrowing the gap between men and women who work part-time and 30 percent from changing the mix of sectors in which women work. Although ongoing, progress ...
... challenges, many Latinos working in underemployed situations, undercompensated situations. And one of the biggest challenges confronting the Latino community is the need to close the gap in educational levels. And we are. We're making progress in terms of lowering the dropout rate, improving the high school graduation rate, improving ...
... there? What does that mean? MARC MORIAL, President, National Urban League: What it means is, if you compare things like unemployment, home ownership, high school graduation rates, college attainment rates, median income, African-Americans, on average, achieve 72 percent that of where whites are. These are collective numbers. We also ...
... CAT WISE: Lisa Snell is an education analyst at the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank. LISA SNELL: If you're talking about things like graduation rates, test scores, college graduation, the economic future of these kids, I think we have a more difficult time linking the investment in early ...
... by the Council of Great City Schools found the average student sits for as many as 112 mandatory standardized tests between kindergarten and high school graduation. Earlier today, I sat down with the outgoing education secretary, Arne Duncan, and Michael Casserly, the executive director of the Council of Great City ...
Tennessee is expecting record enrollment at its community colleges this year, under a new program that guarantees two years of tuition for free for students who meet some simple requirements. But can schools keep the students enrolled? Special correspondent Yasmeen Qureshi reports on an educational experiment that’s being watched around the country.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will announce his plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday, presenting a liberal challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
It's that time of year again. If they haven't already, high school seniors are preparing to settle on their college choices by May 1. But then again, should they even go to college? Here to encourage them to go, with certain caveats, are three Making Sen$e columnists with some advice about how to make that...
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