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Which Texas 4-Year Universities Produced the Highest Percentage of Black and Latino College Graduates in 2012?
According to recently released data in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 2013 Higher Education Almanac, these 4-year public institutions of higher education produced the highest percentage of African American and Latino graduates for the
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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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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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How Does Texas Rank Nationally in Higher Education Outcomes?
Since 2000, the state of Texas has undertaken an ambitious higher education plan to dramatically improve higher education outcomes and boost Texas’ national standing for education attainment. Closing the Gaps by 2015 is now in
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2011 Top 5 Texas 4-Year IHEs in Producing Undergrad Degrees for Blacks and Latinos
According to recently released data in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 2012 Higher Education Almanac, these 4-year public institutions of higher education produced the highest percentage of African American and Latino graduates for
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National Study Show Native Americans/Alaskans in an “Educational Rut”
The National Indian Education Study (NIES) is designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States. The study provides educators, policymakers, and the public
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High 8: 2-Year IHEs with the Highest Percentage of College-Ready Students
Which community and technical colleges in Texas had the highest percentage of students who entered their institution ready to enroll in credit-bearing courses in English, Math, Reading and Writing without the need for Developmental
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Which Texas Public Institutions of Higher Education are designated as an HSI, HBCU and/or AANAPISI?
Federal HSI/HBCU/AANAPISI Program grants enable institutions to expand and enhance their academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability through financial assistance. The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 amends the Higher Education Act of
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Texas Higher Education Must Confront Hard Choices, Penn Study Finds
Contributing Writer May 11, 2012 1Texas will be forced to put the state’s economic growth at stake by closing the doors to college opportunity for thousands of young people, many of them Latino, unless leaders prioritize their goals for
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