Tag: Education reform

Community Colleges

Rethinking Remedial Education in the Nation’s Community Colleges

Many higher education researchers and student-success advocates have long criticized no-credit remedial or developmental education in community colleges as a “trap” – an unintentional barrier to student success, particularly for its impact on low-income and minority students’ persistence and completion outcomes.

July 26, 2019

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ExcelinEd Summit Explores Innovative Education Reform Efforts

Thousands of legislators, state superintendents, policymakers and education leaders convened this week for Excellence in Education’s (ExcelinEd) 11th annual National Summit on Education Reform to share innovative strategies, emerging trends and successful policies that are transforming the realm of higher education for the 21st century.

December 6, 2018

HBCUs

Conference Explores Role of Muslim Americans in Solving Social Problems

Scholars, community organizers and Islamic leaders convened here over the weekend for a national conference examining “Race, Class and Religious Intersectionality in America” with a focus on the involvement of Muslims in addressing America’s social issues.

September 10, 2018

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DeVos: Obama Administration ‘Failed Miserably’ at Improving Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos cited the Obama administration for spending money on a failed effort to turn around the nation’s schools.

February 23, 2017