With National Seminar less
than a month away — and the limited space filling up fast! –
time is quickly running out for qualified journalists to
apply for scholarships.
In fact, we need you
to apply no later than the end of the day Friday, April 25.
(We may make exceptions but you don’t want to risk get shut out,
do you?)
Education and civil rights groups are already reacting with
concern to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-2 decision
Tuesday to uphold Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in state
public universities’ admissions.
Many pointed toward the dissenting opinion by Justice
Sonia Sotomayor, who as a Latina raised in a low-income home
has insights into the issue on a personal level.
Hope is fading that Florida will join other states in offering
in-state tuition to certain undocumented immigrant residents
attending public colleges and universities.
The Miami Herald
reports that Florida Senate Budget Chairman Joe Negron, a
Republican, cut off the bill’s progress by announcing that his
committee would not hold a vote on it.
The states with the largest Latino populations don’t necessarily
have the best track record for graduating Latinos from college, a
new state-by-state analysis shows.
According to the
report from the advocacy group Excelencia in Education, in
2011-12 only about 20 percent of Latinos ages 25 and older had at
least an associate’s degree. The overall population had a much
higher rate, at 36 percent.
When the National Hispanic University opened in California in
1981, founder B. Roberto Cruz was frustrated about how few
Latinos were enrolled in college.
NPR
reports that the San Jose-based university’s mission was to
create a culturally sensitive space for Latino college students
in the same way that historically black colleges and universities
had done for black students many years earlier.
Our topics pages are the best place to start if you’re
working on a story and need essential background, or ideas for
digging deeper. Whether it’s classroom technology at
the K-12 level or college affordability, we’ve got you
covered.
Several reports dropped this week about the difficulties
community college students face transferring into a four-year
college.
Nearly half of all postsecondary students are enrolled at a
community college, and a poll from 2012 indicates 80 percent of
those students aim to complete a degree at a four-year college or
university. But while that goal is shared by many students, few
actually successfully jump from a two-year to a four-year
program.
Despite having one of the largest Hispanic populations in the
country, Florida legislators have struggled for years to drum up
support for a measure granting in-state tuition to
undocumented immigrant college students.
Now the proposal is beginning to look more within reach. Florida
Governor Rick Scott, a Republican, expressed support for the
measure for the measure this week.
We know that college costs have been soaring, but are students
from different economic backgrounds being impacted equally? And
if not, what accounts for the difference in the price tags?
A new study examines the strategies used to improve Latino
students’ access to financial aid in San Antonio, Texas.
The advocacy group Excelencia in Education conducted the study
entitled “The Impact of Financial Aid on Student College Access
and Success: The San Antonio Experience.”
The study highlights the importance of financial aid by noting
that U.S. Census Bureau data from 2011 showed that only 12
percent of Latino adults in San Antonio have an associate’s
degree or higher — in a city that is 72 percent Latino.
I’m in Austin for the next few days at the SXSWedu conference,
which will bring together big thinkers, educators, and
entrepreneurs to talk about latest philosophies, approaches, and
technology reshaping the business of schooling. I’ve packed my
boots, my trendy glasses, and plenty of extra notebooks that I
fully expect to fill up with Big Ideas.
National Seminar: Deadline Friday For Journalist Scholarships
With National Seminar less than a month away — and the limited space filling up fast! – time is quickly running out for qualified journalists to apply for scholarships.
In fact, we need you to apply no later than the end of the day Friday, April 25. (We may make exceptions but you don’t want to risk get shut out, do you?)
Education Groups Lament Affirmative Action Ruling
Education and civil rights groups are already reacting with concern to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-2 decision Tuesday to uphold Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in state public universities’ admissions.
Many pointed toward the dissenting opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who as a Latina raised in a low-income home has insights into the issue on a personal level.
More Latinos Than Whites Admitted to University of California System
For the first time, more Latino than white California students have been offered admission to attend the University of California system as freshmen.
Immigrant In-State Tuition Less Likely in Florida
Hope is fading that Florida will join other states in offering in-state tuition to certain undocumented immigrant residents attending public colleges and universities.
The Miami Herald reports that Florida Senate Budget Chairman Joe Negron, a Republican, cut off the bill’s progress by announcing that his committee would not hold a vote on it.
Report Analyzes Latino College Completion State by State
The states with the largest Latino populations don’t necessarily have the best track record for graduating Latinos from college, a new state-by-state analysis shows.
According to the report from the advocacy group Excelencia in Education, in 2011-12 only about 20 percent of Latinos ages 25 and older had at least an associate’s degree. The overall population had a much higher rate, at 36 percent.
Why Did a ‘Hispanic’ University Fail?
When the National Hispanic University opened in California in 1981, founder B. Roberto Cruz was frustrated about how few Latinos were enrolled in college.
NPR reports that the San Jose-based university’s mission was to create a culturally sensitive space for Latino college students in the same way that historically black colleges and universities had done for black students many years earlier.
New Resource For Reporters: Expanded Learning Time
Our topics pages are the best place to start if you’re working on a story and need essential background, or ideas for digging deeper. Whether it’s classroom technology at the K-12 level or college affordability, we’ve got you covered.
Making the Jump to a Four-Year Degree Difficult for Community College Students
Several reports dropped this week about the difficulties community college students face transferring into a four-year college.
Nearly half of all postsecondary students are enrolled at a community college, and a poll from 2012 indicates 80 percent of those students aim to complete a degree at a four-year college or university. But while that goal is shared by many students, few actually successfully jump from a two-year to a four-year program.
Fla. Governor Supports In-State Tuition Proposal
Despite having one of the largest Hispanic populations in the country, Florida legislators have struggled for years to drum up support for a measure granting in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant college students.
Now the proposal is beginning to look more within reach. Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican, expressed support for the measure for the measure this week.
What Does College Really Cost?
We know that college costs have been soaring, but are students from different economic backgrounds being impacted equally? And if not, what accounts for the difference in the price tags?
Study: Latino Student Success Depends on Financial Aid
A new study examines the strategies used to improve Latino students’ access to financial aid in San Antonio, Texas.
The advocacy group Excelencia in Education conducted the study entitled “The Impact of Financial Aid on Student College Access and Success: The San Antonio Experience.”
The study highlights the importance of financial aid by noting that U.S. Census Bureau data from 2011 showed that only 12 percent of Latino adults in San Antonio have an associate’s degree or higher — in a city that is 72 percent Latino.
SXSWedu: Education Ideas ‘Big and Bright’ in Austin
I’m in Austin for the next few days at the SXSWedu conference, which will bring together big thinkers, educators, and entrepreneurs to talk about latest philosophies, approaches, and technology reshaping the business of schooling. I’ve packed my boots, my trendy glasses, and plenty of extra notebooks that I fully expect to fill up with Big Ideas.