Staying in the Southern portion of the country, Kendra Hamilton reports on the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) analysis of ACT and SAT scores between 1998 and 2002. What they found is that although there has been an increase in the number of students taking the two standardized tests in SREB states, as well as an increase in some test scores, states have made no progress in closing the achievement gaps between Black and White students.
Kendra's and Phaedra's articles focus on college readiness, but senior writer Ronald Roach looks beyond the classroom to the job market. It has been well reported that this is one of the toughest job markets this country has experienced in years. What does this mean for recent college graduates? Ronald speaks with both students and college administrators about what students are doing and can do to be competitive in such a tight market.
And once you squeeze into this tight job market, hopefully discrimination suits will not be in your future. Should that be the case, however, law professors Alfred and Ruth Blumrosen, profiled by Ben Hammer, have published a study that they hope will provide new weapons to fight discrimination in the workplace.
Lastly, look for our July 3 Top 100 Graduate/Professional edition. Also be sure to visit our Web site as some charts will only appear online.
Hilary Hurd Anyaso
Editor
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