All posts tagged "OST"

• Want to Prompt Action on Black Male Achievement Gap? Take Out the Word “Black”

  “Black males are in crisis.” So begins a new study from the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), which finds that...

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  Subprime Opportunity: The Unfulfilled Promise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities

  Only 22 percent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit schools received their degree within six years, compared to 55 percent of similar...

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  DREAM Act Not Ready to Die in 111th

  DREAM Act supporters are making one final push in the 111th Congress before Republicans take over the House in January. President Barack...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: WIA reauthorization prognosis; Community colleges report

  Weekly Notes, Week of 11/15/10 Now that the election is over, the focus in education and workforce policy is squarely on legislative...

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  The National Teen Jobs Crisis Revisited: Taking Stock of Its Dimensions

  While the recent release of the national October 2010 payroll jobs numbers provided further evidence of a recovery in private sector jobs,...

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  The Social and Educational Factors Contributing to the Outcomes of Black Males in Urban Schools

  The Council of Great City Schools conducted an in-depth analysis of data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and in this...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Forging Partnership with For-Profit College, Walmart Chooses Carefully

  In 2008, Walmart started looking for a way to connect its employees with affordable and practical college opportunities. American Public Education, Inc.,...

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  Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into Opportunity

  Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into OpportunityPhilanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) The majority of children living in poverty are of...

• Weekly Notes: Ed. Dept. meetings, Newark, Boys Town

  Ed/Jobs Notes, Week of 11/8/10 Sat in on the first day of last week’s Department of Education public meetings on the gainful...

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  Education Department Hears from Small For-Profits On New Regs

  The Department of Education’s public meetings on the gainful employment rule Thursday provided a pedestal for numerous, and repetitive, arguments on yet-to-be...

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  City Roles in Creating High School Alternatives for Struggling Students

  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded the National League of Cities to work with five cities (Corpus Christi, Texas; Hartford, Conn.;...

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  Common Ground: Education and the Military Meeting the Needs of Students

  Educators can adapt many of the best practices the military applies to instruct secondary students enrolled in a cross-section of programs, including...

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  Top Headlines 11/3

  Child Welfare Susan Hamilton, the head of Connecticut’s child welfare agency, has told staff that she will resign Jan. 4, when Gov....

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  Designing and Conducting Impact Studies in Education: Lessons Learned From the What Works Clearinghouse

  The U.S. Department of Education established the What Works Clearinghouse in 2002 to serve as a “central and trusted source of scientific...

• Youth Orgs Should Ride “Superman’s” Cape

  I heard a colleague suggest that youth-serving agencies are trying to hitch their wagons to the education-reform train; well, more specifically, riding...

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  Iridescent

  IridescentLos Angeles(323) 284-5200www.iridescentlearning.org Objective: Foster curiosity and inspire self-confidence in young people with limited access, unlocking doors to their futures and preparing...

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  Providence’s AfterZones

  Work smarter, not harder. It’s a principle that guides successful businesses. How can you streamline expenses and eliminate duplication of effort while...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Community Colleges in Demand

  At Bunker Hill Community College, fall enrollment broke another record, topping 12,000 students. To accommodate so many students, the Boston school now...

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  Education Department Warns Schools on Bullying

  The Department of Education has notified schools and colleges that it intends to penalize systems that refuse to address pervasive problems with...

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  Will It Ever Be More Than a DREAM?

  Hundreds of activists converged on Washington in late September, pushing for what is beginning to seem like only a dream: passage of...