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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Expert Q&A | May 7, 2013
Isabel V. Sawhill, Ron Haskins
Isabel Sawhill: It’s shocking that the U.S. spends $100 billion subsidizing college grant programs and student loans with no clear evidence that these expenditures actually increase college graduation rates.
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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
Sandy Baum
Sandy Baum, George Washington University: We have to stop thinking that money is the answer. Merely giving students more money to pay for college won’t necessarily guarantee academic success or an uptick in graduation rates.
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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
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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Pathways to the Middle Class: Balancing Personal and Public Responsibilities
Event | September 20, 2012
Ruth Marcus
Ruth Marcus, Washington Post: The presidential debates should focus on education and the discourse could stress what this report shows: that disadvantaged children will likely remain disadvantaged unless they’re given support and help to succeed.
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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
Juan Williams
Juan Williams, Fox News: There’s a need for government intervention but there’s also a need for personal responsibility so that the disadvantaged are empowered to help themselves, that’s very important.
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U.S.-China Cooperation on Global Issues, with Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg
Event | May 10, 2010
James B. Steinberg
China can play an important role in the push to help stabilize both Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steinberg states, adding their effort in those countries must remain transparent.
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Department of Education Launches Race to the Top
November 17, 2009
Whitehurst says Race to the Top is a largely positive effort but points to a number of weaknesses in the program, which can undermine the overarching goals of the initiative.