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P-20 Institute for African American Student Success Welcomes New Research Members
“Because when they achieve, EVERYONE WINS!” Our Mission: To enhance the achievement outcomes for African American students in education from preschool through graduate studies through advocacy, communications and research-based principles, with an emphasis on
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Keeping the Poor Enrolled: Which Texas Universities Are Doing It Best?
All Things Considered… According to a recent report by the National Center for Education Statistics, there are several known predictors that are linked to education attainment. These predictors include socioeconomic status indicators (e.g., poverty,
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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Developmental Education and Its Potential Impact on First-Gen College Students
The Texas Higher Education Journal will begin a new series written for aspiring college students entitled “Know Before You Go.” Periodically throughout the spring and summer, we will pick a topic of discussion that
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Events & Special Announcements
The P-20 Institute for African American Student Success will routinely host special events in the interests of serving the educational interests of African American students and their stakeholders. Please check back often for important
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Students Who Struggle Early Rarely Catch Up, Study Says
Even at high-performing, wealthy high schools, students who have fallen far behind academically in 4th and 8th grade have less than a 1 in 3 chance of being ready for college or a career
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Strengthening the Pipeline: What It Will Take to Engage African American Males to Ensure College Preparedness and Success
Embedded is the link to Dr. Karl W. Reid’s, Sr. Vice President at the United Negro College Fund in Washington, D.C., recent presentation at the first annual African American Males in College Achievement &
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Education Organizations File Friend-Of-the-Court Briefs in Latest Affirmative Action Supreme Court Challenge
The College Board and National School Boards Association (NSBA) today lead eleven additional education organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a University of Texas (UT) admission
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What’s New at the T.H.E. Journal
Dear Higher Education stakeholders, We’ve just completed our fourth month of online publication for the Texas Higher Education Journal and the response from our readers has been nothing short of inspiring! Your initial feedback
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Building a Culture of Support for Latino Male Students
Project MALES, a research initiative aimed at closing the national achievement gap for Latino males, hosted the 2012 UT Latino Male Symposium at The University of Texas at Austin on May 4 drawing more
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My Turn: Why granting a high school diploma should be a promise
Contributing Writer August 13, 2012 0By Bill Hammond, Texas Association of Business and Carroll G. Robinson, Esq., Houston Community College System The Houston Independent School District has recently begun to tout its success in reducing the number of student dropouts
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