It’s been a busy couple of weeks for EWA Radio, the podcast I
co-host with my EWA colleague Mikhail Zinshteyn. In case you
missed the most recent episodes, you can catch the replays. (I’ve
been told we make a fine accompaniment to walking the dog,
moderate-paced elliptical trainer activity and even the
occasional lunchtime Greek yogurt consumption.)
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
signed the “Dream Act” last year allowing
some undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as
children to pay in-state tuition at New Jersey’s public
universities.
Melissa Bailey of the New Haven Independent for EWA
A car salesman, a secretary and
a military vet filed into a conference room for a new kind of
high-stakes test – one that could earn them up to 30 college
credits in a single day.
New research challenges the assumption that Latino students who
attend Hispanic
Serving Institutions are less likely to graduate than their
peers at other colleges and universities. HSIs have undergraduate
enrollments that are at least 25 percent Hispanic.
Researchers examined
the graduation rates of Latino and black students attending HSIs
and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Texas
from 1997 to 2008.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks
for EWA Summer School, our webinar series designed to help
education reporters sharpen their skills, deepen their knowledge,
and develop story ideas. If you missed out on the webinars the
first time around, you can catch the replays:
More students are earning high school diplomas – but the diplomas
don’t mean those students are ready to succeed in college.
Nicholas Donohue, president and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education
Foundation, made that observation as he began to argue for a
dramatic rethinking of the way schools measure learning, promote
students and award diplomas. He made the argument during a “Deep
Dive on Competency-Based Education and Student-Centered Learning” at
EWA’s National Seminar in Nashville in May.
The summer slide doesn’t just pertain to flagging academic skills
while kids soak in the sun and skip the books. Increasingly, even
as math and literacy fall by the wayside, high school students
are losing out on access to summer wages.
In the wake of the 2008 recession, college cost and affordability
have become increasingly hot topics. As tuition prices have
continued to rise well above the pace of inflation — with no
accompanying growth in family incomes — the issue of access for
low- and middle-income students has received more attention, to
the extent that, in January, President Obama held a White House
summit to press college leaders to do more for the poorest
students.
Competitive colleges in the U.S.
have an image problem: By many accounts, their student bodies are
much whiter and richer than the general population. Over at The
Hechinger Report, Jamaal Abdul-Alim
reports on a program aimed at steering academically
high-flying low-income and minority students to the nation’s
top-ranked universities.
Follow-Up Friday: Catch Up with EWA Radio
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for EWA Radio, the podcast I co-host with my EWA colleague Mikhail Zinshteyn. In case you missed the most recent episodes, you can catch the replays. (I’ve been told we make a fine accompaniment to walking the dog, moderate-paced elliptical trainer activity and even the occasional lunchtime Greek yogurt consumption.)
Rutgers University Awards Scholarship to Undocumented Student Activist
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the “Dream Act” last year allowing some undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children to pay in-state tuition at New Jersey’s public universities.
A Chance to Earn College Credit for What You Already Know
A car salesman, a secretary and a military vet filed into a conference room for a new kind of high-stakes test – one that could earn them up to 30 college credits in a single day.
Paying for College on Minimum Wage in 1978 Was Easier
PolitiFact fact-checked an Internet meme claim that a summer of minimum wage work in 1978 would generate enough income to pay for one year of university tuition that year.
Study Examines Performance of Hispanic Serving Institutions
New research challenges the assumption that Latino students who attend Hispanic Serving Institutions are less likely to graduate than their peers at other colleges and universities. HSIs have undergraduate enrollments that are at least 25 percent Hispanic.
Researchers examined the graduation rates of Latino and black students attending HSIs and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Texas from 1997 to 2008.
Follow-Up Friday: Get Up To Speed With EWA Webinars
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for EWA Summer School, our webinar series designed to help education reporters sharpen their skills, deepen their knowledge, and develop story ideas. If you missed out on the webinars the first time around, you can catch the replays:
How Are Competency-Based Education and Student-Centered Learning Changing Schools?
More students are earning high school diplomas – but the diplomas don’t mean those students are ready to succeed in college.
Nicholas Donohue, president and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, made that observation as he began to argue for a dramatic rethinking of the way schools measure learning, promote students and award diplomas. He made the argument during a “Deep Dive on Competency-Based Education and Student-Centered Learning” at EWA’s National Seminar in Nashville in May.
The Summer Jobs Slide
The summer slide doesn’t just pertain to flagging academic skills while kids soak in the sun and skip the books. Increasingly, even as math and literacy fall by the wayside, high school students are losing out on access to summer wages.
Report: “Tough Love” Standards Should be Applied to Colleges
Low-income students are more likely to attend colleges and universities that do the poorest job of producing graduates.
And on the other end of the spectrum, many elite higher education institutions are doing little to enroll poor students.
A new report from the advocacy group The Education Trust entitled “Tough Love: Bottom-Line Quality Standards for Colleges,” suggests that the government should impose quality standards on both sorts of institutions.
‘Tuition Tracker’ Shows Real Price Tags For College
In the wake of the 2008 recession, college cost and affordability have become increasingly hot topics. As tuition prices have continued to rise well above the pace of inflation — with no accompanying growth in family incomes — the issue of access for low- and middle-income students has received more attention, to the extent that, in January, President Obama held a White House summit to press college leaders to do more for the poorest students.
In High Schools, Overcoming ‘Undermatching’
Competitive colleges in the U.S. have an image problem: By many accounts, their student bodies are much whiter and richer than the general population. Over at The Hechinger Report, Jamaal Abdul-Alim reports on a program aimed at steering academically high-flying low-income and minority students to the nation’s top-ranked universities.
New Center Will Track Hispanic-Serving Institutions
A new online resource center called the Hispanic SERVING Institutions Center for Policy and Practice will track information on the so called “HSIs.”