Sentences with phrase «students on college access»

• Trainings for staff and students on college access and success technology.

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In a 2011 survey, 88 % of young people said that entrepreneurship education is vitally important, given the new economy — and yet 74 % of college students had no access to entrepreneurship resources on campus.

The majority opinion, issued by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said that Hastings College of the Law's «all comers» policy, which required all groups to open all positions to all students, «is a reasonable, viewpoint - neutral condition on access to the student - organization forum.»

The Education Trust — New York Applauds Tuition - Free Plan for Advancing a College - Going Culture for All New York Students, While Calling for Expanding Focus on Access, Affordability and Completion NEW YORK — As New York leaders work to finalize the state budget including Governor Cuomo's landmark tuition - free degree proposal for middle - class...

Herzek's positive statements on the proposal and access to higher education generally, and his statistic about the percentage of low - income students attending his college, appear verbatim in his endorsement from the governor's press release.

Cuomo revealed his «No Student Goes Hungry» program on Wednesday and it has five ways that the Governor wants to help the nearly 1 million kids from kindergarten to college that the state says don't have consistent access to nutritious food.

For more about the college access needs of Rochester city students, please take a look at the report on the topic that REF created for the Rochester Area Community Foundation in 2013: Success for Rochester City Students: Making College Attcollege access needs of Rochester city students, please take a look at the report on the topic that REF created for the Rochester Area Community Foundation in 2013: Success for Rochester City Students: Making College Atstudents, please take a look at the report on the topic that REF created for the Rochester Area Community Foundation in 2013: Success for Rochester City Students: Making College AtStudents: Making College AttCollege Attainable

Another would require public universities and colleges to provide either a physical food pantry on campus or enable students to access food through a separate, stigma - free arrangement.

The Rochester College Access Network has worked with Rochester City School District to create the following baseline report on city student college access and sCollege Access Network has worked with Rochester City School District to create the following baseline report on city student college access and suAccess Network has worked with Rochester City School District to create the following baseline report on city student college access and scollege access and suaccess and success.

ALBANY — Immigrant rights advocates are pressuring Governor Andrew Cuomo to negotiate a deal with Senate Republicans on the Dream Act after lawmakers said Monday the proposal to allow undocumented college students access to state tuition assistance had fallen out of the budget.

High school students will have access to a college mentor, help on their applications, or guidance on how to pay for college, which will cost the city $ 15 million each year by 2019.

Syracuse University students graduated with an average of $ 34,584 in debt and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students left the school with $ 25,399 in debt on average in 2014, according to the Institute for College Access and Success.

Low - income students, on the other hand, usually don't have access to this kind of support and must use a great deal of their college - prep time for other pressing issues.

With 15,000 students, 160 academic programs, and an energized campus community, Western offers the focus on students and the faculty access of a smaller college and the academic choice, resources, multicultural diversity, and room to grow of a large university.

Her research focuses on access and choice in higher education, the outcomes for college students, and the behavior of postsecondary institutions.

College access advocates look at those numbers and want to double down on reform, seeking to improve the quality of remedial education, or to skip it entirely, encouraging unprepared students to enroll directly in credit - bearing courses, or to offer heavy doses of student support.

Everything that Mayes learned at HGSE will come in handy as she focuses her future on college access for first - generation, low - income students.

Many programs, including TBB, offer need - based scholarships, but accessing those funds requires both information and guidance, a tall order in urban schools where a single college counselor can have 700 students on his or her caseload.

«Access to tools and resources is a key factor in education, and by providing Spark with premium features to K - 12 (primary and secondary) schools and colleges for free and by offering single sign - on, Adobe is empowering educators to teach the critical skills their students need both in the classroom and when they enter the workforce.»

A student works on an assignment in the College Access Room at WHEELS.

bITjAM recently worked with Stoke - on - Trent College to create a timetable app students could access on their smart phones.

The University of Sunderland took away the prestigious Higher Education Award for Engagement in Access to HE, after developing the Returners to Learning Scheme for students, which saw 358 people register on the course from regional colleges.

Over the last year, I've written on a variety of educational topics, exploring ideas to increase civic learning, support teen mothers, rethink teacher licensure, foster professional collaboration, and ensure undocumented students» access to college.

02, Ed.D.» 07; and Stanford University Professor Eric Bettinger on the project which will use state and university administrative datasets to examine barriers to college access of underserved students and possible solutions or policy interventions to improve collegiate outcomes.

It is my understanding that affirmative action in higher education was an extension of the War on Poverty, which was expected to provide students from low - income families with greater access to predominantly white colleges and universities.

His research focused on college access and success, community colleges, financial aid, and student success programs.

We are laser focused on that number, working during high school to be sure they are prepared, to ensure they attend colleges and programs that have good track records with low - income students, and to make sure they are accessing all possible supports in college so they make it to graduation.

Moreover, being contacted by film directors Yareli Arizmendi and Sergio Arau to share my life story for their upcoming documentary based on a book, Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez, solidified my purpose for being at HGSE: to create awareness of college access for immigrant students.

Her work focuses on college student access and choice and the factors that influence students» postsecondary and labor market outcomes Long's current projects examine the roles of information and assistance in promoting college enrollment and persistence.

According to the Washington Post, education leaders from around the country — including more than 100 college and university presidents — are expected to attend the summit to discuss issues of college access and share ideas on how to increase opportunities for low - income students.

Some of these changes focused on innovative ways to use data to inform college access for students or the development of apps as a tool to increase student enrollment in college to ways to help streamline the process for filling out the FAFSA application — the federal application students complete to apply for financial aid.

I believe my ongoing efforts through teaching high school history as well as leading a nonprofit focused on college access reflect my deep commitment to the complexities of urban education and to helping students through obstacles and hardships.

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In her article, she looks at research on the impact of the Kalamazoo Promise experiment, in which students attending public schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan can access funds from private donors to pay for all or most of the tuition at any of Michigan's public universities or community colleges.

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, reflecting rising concerns that stricter college - admission requirements will limit minority students» access to higher education, this month filed a petition on behalf of 14 Hispanic groups denouncing the use of minimum cutoff scores and the «overemphasis» placed on test scores in the admissions process.

In the New York Times («Free Tuition Can Boost Latinos College Access and Completion Rates) she states, «What «free» college does for the nation's underserved students is even the playing field on access to college and make it more equitable.College Access and Completion Rates) she states, «What «free» college does for the nation's underserved students is even the playing field on access to college and make it more equitable.&Access and Completion Rates) she states, «What «free» college does for the nation's underserved students is even the playing field on access to college and make it more equitable.college does for the nation's underserved students is even the playing field on access to college and make it more equitable.&access to college and make it more equitable.college and make it more equitable.»

Federal policy plays an important role in the financing of postsecondary education at institutions by providing grants to low - income students and access to loans to all students, in both cases on similar terms regardless of whether the funds are to be spent at a public, for - profit, or private, non-profit college.

«I want to focus on college access and building students» identity,» he says.»

This study will investigate the causal effect of EL status on high school students» academic coursework by analyzing extant Massachusetts state data by examining whether English - learner (EL) classification limits students» access to college - preparatory courses in high school.

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In the 1980s, the maximum Pell Grant — the money the federal money gives to low - income students to attend college — covered more than half the cost of a four - year public school, according to The Institute for College Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordacollege — covered more than half the cost of a four - year public school, according to The Institute for College Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordaCollege Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordacollege affordability.

Through the ESSA plan, the department is going further to ensure all students can access opportunities throughout their K - 12 education that prepare them for their next step, with a particular focus on making sure all high school graduates are truly ready for college and careers.

She analyzes and engages issues of diversity, opportunity, and inequality in schools and communities, with a focus on the district, school and classroom leverage points that can increase college access for underrepresented, low - income students.

Ensure that students are exposed to learning experiences that focus on developing college aspirations and preparing students for entry into higher education to help all students have access to higher education.

For three of the last five years, OCPS was named to the AP District Honor Roll by the College Board for increasing access to Advanced Placement course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams.

She has studied how college access and outreach programs affect low income students» social capital and social contexts of choice, and is currently working on philosophical / empirical research into the moral tensions around movements to opt out of different aspects of public education, and on philosophical work on what makes a disagreement «reasonable.»

Although Republicans have pledged to eliminate gainful employment, Debbie Cochrane, vice president of the Institute for College Access and Success, said the rule addresses two issues — the burden of student debt and the ability of graduates to find well - paying jobs — that President - elect Donald Trump spoke about on the campaign trail.

An expert on higher education finance, she speaks and writes extensively about issues relating to college access, college pricing, student aid policy, student debt, and affordability.

School districts and colleges in Florida this year will have greater access to students» scores on the two national college - entrance examinations, leading state education officials to predict speedier admissions to universities and more complete performance indicators from local schools.

On Friday, the Obama administration announced an experimental program that will give up to 10,000 low - income students access to federal Pell grants to take college courses while still in high school.