Friday, December 6, 2002
Schools Getting Rid of Unpopular Exam
The CASE exam, a controversial high school exam written by Chicago public school teachers, is being dumped in favor of a new test that will probably be written by professional test writers, officials said Thursday. By Rosalind Rossi, December 6, 2002. [Chicago Sun-Times] |
Study: Hispanic immigrants make education gains, though gaps remain
The overall gap with U.S.-born residents persists in part because many Hispanic families cannot afford rising college costs, experts said. In other families, kids may not attend school regularly in order to work, while undocumented students find it hard to get financial aid. AP via New Jersey Online Dec 5 2002 9:06AM ET [Moreover - US education news] |
More black women than men in college, journal finds
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education's spring issue noted that women earned 67 percent of bachelor's degrees awarded to blacks. Women earned 69 percent of master's degrees and 66 percent of doctoral degrees awarded to blacks. They earned 58 percent of all professional degrees awarded to blacks, according to the U.S. Department of Education's National Research Council. U-Wire.com Dec 6 2002 0:26AM ET [Moreover - US education news] |
