Sixty years after the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of
Education, there’s still a wide gulf in educational opportunities
for low-income and minority students and their more advantaged
peers, including when it comes to access to rigorous coursework
aimed at preparing students for college and the workforce, U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the audience at the
Education Writers Association’s 67th National Seminar at Vanderbilt
University in Nashville today.
Appalachian colleges are looking at a shrinking white population
from which to draw students in the years to
come. So, the
Hechinger Reportwrites
that they are trying to attract students from the growing Latino
population.
Joél Muñoz is Mexican-American, learned English as a second
language, and was the first in his family to graduate high school
and college.
He also is the only Latino administrator in the Indianapolis
Public Schools, even though about 22 percent of students are
Latino. Only about 48 of the district’s teachers were Hispanic in
2011.
Higher education reporters have produced some first-rate stories
in the past few days on a complex and critical topic: Title IX
and campus sexual assault.
This week, the spirits of undocumented immigrant students were
lifted in two large states: Virginia and Florida.
In Virginia, Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring announced
on Tuesday that students raised in the state but brought into the
country illegally as young children could qualify for in-state
tuition.
In case you missed it, the recording is now available for our
webinar on the approaching 60th anniversary of Brown v.
Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision which outlawed
segregation in the nation’s public schools.
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.
Arne Duncan: Educational Equity Is Federal Priority
Sixty years after the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, there’s still a wide gulf in educational opportunities for low-income and minority students and their more advantaged peers, including when it comes to access to rigorous coursework aimed at preparing students for college and the workforce, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the audience at the Education Writers Association’s 67th National Seminar at Vanderbilt University in Nashville today.
Colleges See Growth Opportunity in Hispanic Students
Appalachian colleges are looking at a shrinking white population from which to draw students in the years to come. So, the Hechinger Report writes that they are trying to attract students from the growing Latino population.
Indianapolis Schools Will Soon Have No Latino Administrators
Joél Muñoz is Mexican-American, learned English as a second language, and was the first in his family to graduate high school and college.
He also is the only Latino administrator in the Indianapolis Public Schools, even though about 22 percent of students are Latino. Only about 48 of the district’s teachers were Hispanic in 2011.
How Reporters Are Covering Campus Sexual Assault Scrutiny
Higher education reporters have produced some first-rate stories in the past few days on a complex and critical topic: Title IX and campus sexual assault.
Hopes of “Dreamers” Rise in Two States
This week, the spirits of undocumented immigrant students were lifted in two large states: Virginia and Florida.
In Virginia, Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring announced on Tuesday that students raised in the state but brought into the country illegally as young children could qualify for in-state tuition.
Stay Ahead of the Curve With EWA Webinars
In case you missed it, the recording is now available for our webinar on the approaching 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision which outlawed segregation in the nation’s public schools.
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.