All posts tagged "OST"

• News

  Education Department Clarifies Some For-Profit Rules

  The U.S. Department of Education has issued a letter that clarifies new rules covering activities of for-profit colleges that go into effect...

• News

  House Hearing Skates Around ‘Gainful Employment’

  The Education Department’s proposed “gainful employment” rule got scant attention today at a full House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing called...

• News

  House Hearing Skates Around ‘Gainful Employment’

  The Education Department’s proposed “gainful employment” rule got scant attention today at a full House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing called...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  GED Exam Will Be Computerized before New Version is Unveiled in 2014

  A computer-based version of the GED will be available at testing centers in four states by next year and likely will likely...

• News

  ‘Gainful Employment’ Contacts Prompt SEC, IG Probes

  Charges of possible insider trading involving planned Department of Education rules on “gainful employment” standards for career colleges broke out into the...

• News

  White House Anti-Bullying Tactics: School-wide measures, accessible adults

  The Obama White House put its spotlight on bullying today, hosting a bullying prevention conference, as members of Congress introduced legislation aimed...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  Race and Beyond: Majority Minority Toddlers

  Cold, hard facts are unassailable, but often are disregarded. Such ignorance comes with looming peril. Here’s a pair of textbook examples. Fact...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Group Calls for Return of Social Security “Student Benefit”

  Advocacy group Generations United last week released a report on the importance of Social Security for children, particularly those raised by grandparents,...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  AED to Shut Down After Corruption Charges

  The Washington-based Academy for Educational Development announced that it will sell off all of its programs and assets in the wake of...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  How We Changed Our Name

  In 2009, the American Humanics board of directors moved forward to study changing the organization’s name. Perhaps it would have been easier...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Latest Skirmish over For-Profit Colleges Involves DOD

  The battle over government money for for-profit colleges moved into the Defense Department today as a Senate subcommittee heard how little the...

• News

  Supreme Court Mulls Rules for Child Abuse Interviews on School Grounds

  The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the first of two cases this month about how state officials can interact...

• News

  Youth Summit Set for Saturday in Washington

  A National Youth Summit, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, will bring together hundreds of youths and representatives of youth-related organization...

• ► Reports

  What Works for Latino/Hispanic Children and Adolescents: Lessons Learned from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions

  Child Trends Thirty-three social intervention programs were studied to conclude their effectiveness specifically on Latino/Hispanic children in a variety of categories. Overall,...

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  What Works for African American Children and Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions

  Child Trends This study examined findings from 53 random experimental evaluations of social intervention programs and their effects on African-American youth and...

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  Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Math: Impact Studies at Queensborough and Houston Community Colleges

  National Center for Postsecondary Research More students enroll in community colleges as opposed to four-year institutions each year, mostly because of the...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Final House Spending Bill Includes Even More Youth-Related Cuts

  The 2011 Continuing Resolution is now in the U.S. Senate for consideration, facing a March 4 deadline. Most observers predict a showdown...

• News

  Civil, Human Rights Groups Oppose Limits on ‘Gainful Employment’ Regulations

  The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 organizations, called on Congress today to defeat an...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  In the Aftermath of the Recession: Supporting Youth who have Dropped Out

  What has happened to youth who dropped out of school in the 90’s? Jonathan works in a community college as security, still...

• News

  Amendment to CR Aims to Block Gainful Employment Rule

  Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Republican’s Continuing Resolution...