Part-time and community college students - who often face some of the greatest barriers to persistence in college - will be among the major winners if higher education legislation on Capitol Hill becomes law.
The New Direction Congress under the Democratic Leadership is
passing legislation that reflects the priorities of the
African-American community. Everyday, we in Congress are restoring accountability to government
in Washington, DC. We are helping improve the lives of all Americans,
not just the privileged few. Read more at The Louisiana Weekly
Diverse’s Top 100 listings are less controversial than many other
rankings because they are very simple. We do not purport to be
measuring institutional quality or value. We simply recognize those
institutions that have conferred the largest number of degrees to
minority students. Read more at Diverse
The Pittsburgh Public Schools has a proposal for addressing the chronic
under-representation of minority students in Advanced Placement
courses, but the group that runs the college-credit program isn't
warming to the idea. Read More at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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