Posts Tagged ‘Upward Bound’
DC Shuttle: STEM’ing Immigration; Measuring Higher Ed Productivity; Funding Upward Bound
by The New England Council
May 21, 2012
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced legislation Wednesday to create a new category of student visas for those studying in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The bill would create a new category of non-immigrant visa for foreign students pursuing a master's degree or doctorate in the ...
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Raising Degree Productivity by Spending Wisely
by Darrell P. Aaron
December 15, 2010
The nation is consumed by the quest to grant more college degrees. A new report by Douglas Harris and Sara Goldrick-Rab if the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a look at how to do that cost-effectively.
“The (Un)Productivity of American Higher Education: From Cost Disease to Cost-Effectiveness" compares several practices to see which are cost-effective for producing ...
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College Tries “Mini-mesters” and More to Improve Readiness
by Karen Gross and Albert DeCiccio
June 4, 2010
The Vermont Community Foundation’s 2009 report on postsecondary education asserts that college graduates live longer, healthier, more lucrative lives than their peers who did not graduate college. But the report is harsh in its assessment of the readiness of Vermont high school students for college, revealing that: one in three juniors is not proficient in ...
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Bootstraps: Federal Trio Programs, if Funded, Could Help Close Income Gap
by Reggie Jean
September 5, 2011
I realized how poor my family was when I was a high school senior. While filling out a financial aid form to go to college, I looked at my mom’s tax return to see how much she made. I asked her if it was a mistake. It wasn’t. She made $11,000 a year to support ...
Read MoreTags: Annie E. Casey Foundation, child poverty, Educational Opportunity Centers, Educational Talent Search, New England Educational Opportunity Association, rich and poor, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program, Student Support Services, TRIO, Upward Bound | 10 Comments