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Panel from Amy Beihl High School Governor Richardson’s Higher Education Summit October 2, 2009

Panelists include HS Director, senior class supervisor, UNM Dean of University College

AB is a charter school focused on service and scholarship.  All AB grads have completed 2 college courses (CNM or UNM).  All students also have service learning linked with this.  Goal is to add relevancy to HS experience.  98% grads have gone on to further study.   read more »

Joel Nudi, New Mexico Public Education Department
Suzan Reagan, Department of Workforce Solutions
Steve Oizumi, New Mexico Higher Education Department
October 1, 2009
Governor Richardson’s Higher Education Summit  read more »

"Administrators at Chaffey College, a two-year institution in California, were concerned. A growing number of their students were landing on academic probation, and by the spring of 2004, about 3,500 students—one out of every five—were on probation. The officials decided something had to be done."

To read the full article and find out how implementing and mandating a college success course for students on probabtion turned out, click here.

Opening with an unsettling, yet all-too-common conversation, held between a career counselor and a "failed" college student, Marty Nemko does a good job at revealing the truths of an academic epidemic that continues to sweep the nation.

This opinion piece addresses how much students actually learn from four-year institutions, what needs to be done to improve undergraduate education, and ways to increase the preparedness of incoming students, so that they leave college with more than a drained savings account.   read more »

Community colleges and regional public and private colleges and universities have long educated large numbers of low-income, first-generation, and second-chance students. However, social mobility has slowed and our nation’s rank in terms of higher education attainment has also dropped. Restoring public trust in education is as important as in other industries, especially for first-generation students and children of immigrants who are seeking to achieve the American dream.  read more »

As AP exams have become a key way for high school students to demonstrate their academic abilities to colleges, participation gaps among different demographic groups have made gains. 17.0 percent of AP test-takers in from the class of 2008 were from low-income families, up from 16.2 percent the previous year. And these low-income students made up 13.4 of students achieving at least one score of 3 on the AP exam, up from 13.1 percent the year before. The College Board has set a goal of closing the “equity and excellence  read more »

What Matters to Student Success: A Review of the Literature

George Kuh, Jillian Kinzie, Jennifer A. Buckley, Brian Bridges, John Hayek

“Who students are, what they do prior to starting their postsecondary education, and where and how they attend college all can make a difference in their chances for obtaining a baccalaureate degree or another postsecondary credential”  read more »

Inside Higher Ed interviews Kathleen Gabriel, author of Teaching Underprepared Students:

Some highlights:  read more »

From an Inside Higher Ed article:

UTEP is using placement tests, refresher courses, and supplemental instruction to get students past their barrier courses in math and English.  They are also partnering with local schools to ensure curriculum between them is aligned.  read more »

From a recent story on dual credit in boston.com:

State lawmakers approved $2 million this summer for what are known as dual-enrollment programs, which allow students to receive high school and college credit simultaneously. State education officials are urging high schools, which steer students to the college programs, to target students from families who have not attended college, and students interested in math and science.  read more »