College Access

Strive for A's Not D's

Rebecca Joseph | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Public Schools, John Deasy LAUSD, Graduation, Education, University of California, California, Lausd, College, Ucla, College Access, High School, Education Reform, Lausd Superintendent John Deasy, Los Angeles Public Schools, High School Dropouts, Education News
Rebecca Joseph

Our schools need to promote higher standards. LAUSD should and can become a leader in the country of a movement to move kids towards true college readiness.

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The Flying Car of Higher Education

Paul Freedman | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: College Access, Higher Education Technology, Higher Education, Cost of Higher Education, Higheredtech, Edtech, Education News
Paul Freedman

How do we make higher education more personal and affordable?

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Rich Summer Plans That Are Free

Rebecca Joseph | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Camp Harmony, Volunteering, College, Summer Plans, College Readiness, College Access, High School, Teenagers, College News
Rebecca Joseph

Yes, we understand kids need to relax and get rejuvenated during the summer, but the summers are long and the more competitive the college, the more that college will expect applicants to use summers in meaningful ways.

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Why Charters and College Access Programs Should Cream

Robert Schwartz | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Charter Schools, College, Achievement Gap, Nonprofits, College Access, Opportunity Gap, STEM Education, Nclb, Education News
Robert Schwartz

The achievement trap has become an unintended effect of high-stakes testing under NCLB.

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Attitudes Toward Access To Higher Education Affected By Race: Study

Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Inequality of Access, College Access, Perception of Access to Higher Ed, ?€œthe Blind Side: Americans' Perceptions of Inequalities in College Access, Access to Higher Ed, " Affirmative Action, College News

A new study shows that perceptions of who has greater access to higher education differ according to race, with black and Hispanic respondents more li...

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Think Public Transportation Isn't a Social Justice Issue? Think Again

Molly Secours | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karl Dean, Tea Party Movement, Nasvhille, Social Justice, Mass Transit, Education, Tea Party, Unemployment, Poverty, College, Employment, Public Transportation, College Access, Nashville, Cars, Politics News
Molly Secours

It is no secret that lack of transportation is the number one deterrent to employment and community involvement across the country. Public transportation speaks volumes about a society.

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Is Higher Education Living Up to Its Promise of Opportunity for Low-Income Students?

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce Development, College Access, College Completion Rates, Higher Education, Poverty and Education, College Completion, Low-Income, College Acceptance Rates, College News
Michael Laracy

Michelle Asha Cooper, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, contributed the following commentary on the correlation between postseco...

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A DREAM Undeterred

Lindsay McCluskey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, College Access, US Military, Undocumented Students, Making College Affordable, American Dream, DREAM Act, College News
Lindsay McCluskey

What happens to a dream deferred? It is realized by the undeterred.

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Students Are Voting Again to Build a Movement

Lindsay McCluskey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, College Access, Youth Vote, College, 2010 Elections, DREAM Act, Midterm Elections 2010, Vote Again 2010, Student Vote, College Affordable, Elections 2010, College News
Lindsay McCluskey

Students are voting again in 2010 because we're building a movement. It is a movement to make education a right and has been a driving force behind social progress for decades.

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College From Pennsylvania to Chicago's South Side to the Future, With Fish

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hubbard High School, Chicago School Violence, College Minorities, Bucknell University, Chicago Charter Schools, College Success, Abraham Ramirez, Martina Camacho, Cps, Rolando Arroyo-Sucre, New Frontiers of Knowledge, Minority Students, College Access, The Potholes Report, Miguel Del Valle, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

Between the shootings steps from school boundaries and the domestic violence, there's not a whole lot of good news on the teen front. But I have some.

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Three Cheers for Shop Class

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Middle-Skill Careers, Shop Classes, Chicago Public Schools, High School Career Training, Mayor Daley, College Access, Ron Huberman, Vocational Education, Cps, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

Auto shop, wood shop, metal shop -- all horrors of a certain segment of the high school population. Let's face it, shop class never got much respect.

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College Access: The Missing Link

Karen Arnold, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Administration, College Access, Education, Big Picture, College Acceptance Rates, Barack Obama, Politics News
Karen Arnold, Ph.D.

The current debate on postsecondary education access overlooks a crucial period that derails the college plans of many low-income students who successfully graduate high school and gain college admission.

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