Domestic "Marshall Plan" for Workforce Education

The National Commission on Adult Literacy will release a report Thursday on the crisis and solutions for adult education and workforce preparation. "Reach Higher, America" will serve as a domestic "Marshall Plan" for policy-makers, business leaders, educators and philanthropists. Commission... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008 to Education News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Modern-Day History

By Marc H. Morial As president and CEO of the National Urban League, I am encouraged that so many people of both sexes and all colors, especially the young, have decided to obliterate the two most persistent barriers to equal... Continue»

Posted on June 20, 2008 to Education News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Children Learn Smart Behaviors Without Knowing What they Know

Young children show evidence of smart and flexible behavior early in life - even though they don't really know what they're doing, new research suggests. In a series of experiments, scientists tested how well 4- and 5-year-olds were able to... Continue»

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RAND Study Shows Creative Collaborative Approaches Work to Maintain, Extend Arts Education in Six U.S. Urban Areas

Amid cutbacks in school arts education funding, public and private organizations in six urban regions have collaborated to expand access to arts learning for children in and outside of public school, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. The... Continue»

Posted on June 20, 2008 to Education News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

IU's Kelley School Hopes to Attract More Women Into Business Careers

Twenty years ago, Diana Caldwell saw fewer female role models in corporate America and other women in the classroom when she arrived at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business as a student. "In terms of the percent of the student... Continue»

Posted on June 13, 2008 to Education Resources | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Program Helps African Grandmothers Raise Grandchildren Orphaned by AIDS

Grandmothers raising their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS in Kenya and Tanzania are learning skills and developing economic self-reliance through a program created by Wake Forest University faculty member Mary Martin Niepold. The Nyanya Project, a non-profit agency, trains the grandmothers,... Continue»

Posted on June 13, 2008 to Education News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

The College Graduation Gap

By Marc H. Morial Do the names Alexander Lucius Twilight and Mary Jane Patterson mean anything to you? Well, they should. As tens of thousands of young men and women obtain their bachelors and masters degrees this commencement season, we... Continue»

Posted on June 6, 2008 to Education News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Program Fuels Diverse High School Students' "Need to Lead"

A diverse group of North Carolina high school students initiated 30 new community service projects during the first University of North Carolina Wilmington Need 2 Lead (N2L) weekend, May 15-18. The innovative new program focused on equipping 30 sophomore leaders... Continue»

Posted on May 30, 2008 to Education News | Comments (0) |

Parental Involvement Strongly Impacts Student Achievement

New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that students do much better in school when their parents are actively involved in their education. Researchers Karen Smith Conway, professor of economics at the University of New Hampshire, and her... Continue»

Posted on May 30, 2008 to Education Resources | Comments (0) |

Hoop Dreams Fund Gives Hope to Inner City Youth

By Odell B. Ruffin Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer WASHINGTON (NNPA) - In the packed Mansfield Room in the U.S. Capitol Building, Roderick Hall, a senior from D.C.'s Ballou High School, watched as several important political figures... Continue»

Posted on May 23, 2008 to Education Resources | Comments (0) |