Education

Financial Literacy

Sun, 10/28/2007 - 21:05 | Education
Results of The Nation’s Report Card—a study by the National Assessment Governing Board—indicate that Black students are not very adept at the basics of economics:
When it comes to knowing the basics of economics, such as how banks use money deposited into checking accounts to fund loans and what the nation’s primary source of revenue is, Black students are the most clueless, according to the Nation’s Report Card on Economics. In the s
 

Merit Pay for Teachers?

Thu, 09/27/2007 - 11:27 | Education
Teacher merit pay has long been debated in education, and both sides raise valid points. A recent study touts the benefits of such programs:
At least Teacher performance pay is a frequently discussed and controversial topic among kindergarten through 12th-grade educators.
 

Flight or Fight

Wed, 09/12/2007 - 20:24 | Education
A Diverse Issues in Higher Education article addresses the next frontier for those who oppose affirmative action programs in higher education:
Opponents of higher education affirmative action programs are gearing up to launch their largest attack in recent years. The planned assault comes in the wake of the recent U.S.
 

High school dropouts – what can be done?

Wed, 06/13/2007 - 23:43 | Education
In conjunction with the launch of an online database that analyzes high school graduation rates, it's being reported that the dropout rate is worst for urban schools and minority males:
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said the data show that half of the nation's dropouts come from a small group of largely urban "dropout factories," high schools "where graduation is a 50-50 shot or worse."
 

Minding the Gap

Sun, 04/29/2007 - 21:31 | Education
A new ACT study points to a gap between what U.S. high schools are teaching in their core college preparatory courses and what colleges want incoming students to know in order for them to succeed in first-year courses:
College instructors take a dim view of the effectiveness of their state's learning standards.
 
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