Improving College Readiness Through
Coherent State Policy
This brief addresses the state policy
dimensions of college readiness. It identifies the key issues and problems
associated with the college readiness gap, which is a major impediment to
increasing the numbers of college students who complete certificates or degrees.
This policy brief also provides governors, legislators, and state education
leaders with specific steps they need to take to close the readiness gap in
their state. These findings and recommendations were prepared by the National
Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, and the Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB).
The term
arts education has had various meanings throughout the years. Following the lead
of both the national standards and the Washington State Essential Learnings, the
term arts includes music, dance, drama and visual art. The visual arts and music
have traditionally received the lion's share of attention in education. This
report takes the position that all four art disciplines are essential to
education and does not favor any one discipline over another.
A case
study by researchers about how one Midwestern elementary school did a poor job
of implementing "response to intervention" raises red flags about whether the
approach is a good idea for English-language learners. It comes as some school
districts are rushing to carry out RTI.
Pennsylvania State University has begun a formal investigation into
whether a prominent faculty member is guilty of scientific misconduct for the
way he carried out research into climate change. But the university said a preliminary inquiry into
Dr. Michael Mann's work, completed late last month, cleared him of allegations
that he conspired with other scientists to squelch views and data at odds with
their belief that the earth is warming.
Google Inc.
has awarded a two-year, $1 million research grant aimed at slashing energy usage
in large internet data centers to a team of computer scientists at the
University of California at Santa Barbara, Rutgers University, the University of
Michigan, and the University of Virginia, Rutgers reports. The company also
might award an additional $500,000 for a third year subject to program review.
Yale
University announced on Wednesday that it planned a number of steps to close a
remaining $150 million budget gap, including cutting staff, freezing salaries
for deans and officers, reducing the number of graduate students — even turning
down all thermostats to 68 degrees.
Dayton
Daily News 12/16/2009 - Ohio colleges and universities could face cuts
exceeding $309 million statewide in fiscal year 2010 if the General Assembly
fails to resolve a budget shortfall by Dec. 31, according to the state’s top
higher education official.
Applications for $650 million in new federal grants that
encourage school innovation will be available in early 2010 and due in the
spring, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) said in a conference call with
reporters Oct. 6. The department estimates that all money under the program will
be committed by Sept. 30, 2010.
