Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Cecilia Rouse
Cecilia Rouse, Princeton University: One of the first things we need to do in order to help disadvantaged students succeed in college is to define what it means to be “college ready.”
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Beth Akers
Beth Akers: We need to accept that all students won’t be better off by going to college.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Ron Haskins
Ron Haskins: Disadvantaged college students are often failed early in their academic careers. Our findings show that many K-12 school systems produce students who aren’t ready for college.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Harry Holzer
Harry Holzer, Georgetown University: Colleges need to be responsive to the needs of disadvantaged students, meaning they should provide more career counseling and a curriculum that would better prepare this population for the labor market.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Andrea Venezia
Andrea Venezia, California State University: The effort to help disadvantaged college students is impaired because there is no consensus or methodically constructed programs addressing which students to serve, the strategy and the desired outcomes.
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The State of Homeland Security Address with Secretary Janet Napolitano
Event | February 26, 2013
Janet Napolitano
Secretary of State Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security: From a security standpoint the border is the most secure it’s ever been. Real reform needs to focus on what’s creating the demand, meaning we need a national system to address immigrant employment, support legal migration, and begin the process of legal recognizing the immigrants already in the country.
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Pathways to the Middle Class: Balancing Personal and Public Responsibilities
Event | September 20, 2012
Isabel V. Sawhill
Isabel Sawhill: Success begets success and clearly, we need to ensure that disadvantaged children succeed in school and get the help they need to remain successful throughout their academic years.
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Pathways to the Middle Class: Balancing Personal and Public Responsibilities
Event | September 20, 2012
Scott Winship
Scott Winship: The challenge for policymakers is twofold: to promote economic growth and make sure that underprivileged children get the support they need to help them succeed.
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After the Arab Spring: What’s Next for the Economies of the Middle East and North Africa
Event | September 23, 2011
Dirk Niebel
Dirk Niebel, Minister for Economic Cooperation & Development, Germany: The Arab Spring, like fall of communism in 1989, means new opportunity. These countries need jobs, private sector support and good governance to help ensure their success.
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Meet the Press at Brookings: The Impact of 9/11 Ten Years On
Event | September 8, 2011
Robert Kagan
Robert Kagan: In this post 9/11 world, we need to define what it means to score a victory against the forces of extremism.
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Transforming America’s Community Colleges
Event | May 7, 2009
Cecilia Rouse
Rouse discusses the administrations evolving policy on community colleges and low-income students.
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The Fate of the Economic Rescue Package
Event | October 1, 2008
Alice M. Rivlin
Rivlin clarifies what a bailout will really mean to the taxpayer and why action needs to be taken, sooner rather than later.
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