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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.
It may seem like a paradox: Many Latino and black male students
enter community college with enthusiasm and high aspirations.
However, minority males are less likely to complete their degrees
than their white male counterparts.
Eleven percent of all higher education institutions in the
country were classified as
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) last year.
HSIs are defined by the federal government as having a full-time
student enrollment that is at least 25 percent Hispanic. In
2012-13, there were 370 HSIs in the country. They enroll about 60
percent of all Latino undergraduate students.
Four elite California research universities are pooling their
resources to increase the number of Latino and black students
earning PhDs in fields related to science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
The California Institute of Technology, Stanford University,
University of California-Berkeley, and the University of
California, Los Angeles have pledged to work together to increase
the number of underrepresented minorities earning doctorates in
STEM-related fields. In turn, the universities hope to also
increase the number of minority faculty members in those fields.
Are you an education journalist? Do you want to know more about
how schools are preparing students for future workforce, and what
changes are coming to your local classrooms when it comes to
computer science and math instruction? Are you familiar with the
latest research on how students learn, and whether current
instructional methods are aligned with those findings?
Would you like to be a more confident writer when it comes
to reporting on student demographics?
The American Dream narrative is a storyline so deeply embedded in
American popular culture that as writers, we use it often in our
storytelling.
Most journalists who seek to write narrative stories have used
this dream concept before. I framed a story about a young man,
Luis Duarte, from El Salvador who went on to attend Harvard
University, around this theme. He struggled with the decision to
attend Harvard because he worked while in high school to help
financially support his family and he was afraid to leave them
behind.
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.
How Engaged are Minority Males in Community College?
It may seem like a paradox: Many Latino and black male students enter community college with enthusiasm and high aspirations. However, minority males are less likely to complete their degrees than their white male counterparts.
The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) by the Center for Community College Student Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin came to that conclusion in its report “Aspirations to Achievement: Men of Color and Community Colleges.”
Analysis Examines Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Eleven percent of all higher education institutions in the country were classified as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) last year.
HSIs are defined by the federal government as having a full-time student enrollment that is at least 25 percent Hispanic. In 2012-13, there were 370 HSIs in the country. They enroll about 60 percent of all Latino undergraduate students.
California Universities Unite to Increase Minority PhDs
Four elite California research universities are pooling their resources to increase the number of Latino and black students earning PhDs in fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, and the University of California, Los Angeles have pledged to work together to increase the number of underrepresented minorities earning doctorates in STEM-related fields. In turn, the universities hope to also increase the number of minority faculty members in those fields.
STEM and Student Skills: Join Our EWA Seminar in Los Angeles
Are you an education journalist? Do you want to know more about how schools are preparing students for future workforce, and what changes are coming to your local classrooms when it comes to computer science and math instruction? Are you familiar with the latest research on how students learn, and whether current instructional methods are aligned with those findings? Would you like to be a more confident writer when it comes to reporting on student demographics?
Poll: Latinos Link Education to ‘American Dream’
The American Dream narrative is a storyline so deeply embedded in American popular culture that as writers, we use it often in our storytelling.
Most journalists who seek to write narrative stories have used this dream concept before. I framed a story about a young man, Luis Duarte, from El Salvador who went on to attend Harvard University, around this theme. He struggled with the decision to attend Harvard because he worked while in high school to help financially support his family and he was afraid to leave them behind.
State of the Union: Parsing the President’s Education Priorities
EWA Radio, Episode 3
In episode 3 of EWA Radio, Michele McNeil and Alyson Klein of Education Week’s Politics K-12 blog stop by for some post-State of the Union analysis.