270. Review of College News

Here are some links to today's stories

about college access and success.

by

Joe Rottenborn

Executive Director, Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP)

1. Read The Joe Rottenborn Daily ▸ today's top stories via @rottenbornj ▸ http://t.co/UftEiOc

2. Sad summer ahead for teen employment, by John Wisely and Christina Hall - http://usat.ly/jHcVz7 via @USATODAY - "The official teen unemployment rate is about 25%, but that figure doesn't count all the teens who aren't seeking work. When all teens are factored in, only 25% of them will actually have jobs. That level of discouragement or disinterest worries many economists."

3. Troubled life ended in violence, by Adam Ferrise - TribToday.com - Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH: http://bit.ly/mIoBnS - "Before Brandon Adkins was gunned down Saturday in the street, he had been shot at, attempted suicide, had his life threatened and was suspected of committing myriad crimes, including stealing a car, burglary and assault, according to police reports."

4. Now That You've Gotten In, by Lionel Anderson - http://nyti.ms/k44fM6 - "Now that you’ve gotten in, give some thought to staying in, excelling and, ultimately, graduating."

5. Education Week: Study Finds Gaps Remain Large for Hispanic Students, by Sarah D. Sparks - http://t.co/XzIegAW via @educationweek - "While growing numbers of Hispanic students have changed the face of American education over the past two decades, the gap between them and their white classmates in math and reading remains as wide as it was in the 1990s, according to a new federal study."

6. Oregon Legislature adopts goal of seeing 40 percent of Oregonians have a college degree, by Bill GravesOregonLive.com - http://t.co/6DWaFP8 - "The House voted 46-14 in favor of Senate Bill 253, which declares one mission of Oregon's education system is to ensure by 2025 that: 40 percent of all adult Oregonians have a bachelor's degree or higher, 40 percent have earned an associate's degree or post-secondary credential and 20 percent have a high school diploma or the equivalent. The bill goes next to Gov. John Kitzhaber, who will sign it into law."

7. Hunt is on for overseas college students, by Mary Beth Marklein - http://usat.ly/jAxCGs via @USATODAY - "But as more countries seek to cash in on the growing market for international students, the USA is losing ground. From 2000 to 2008, the number of students enrolled in a college outside their home country soared 85% to 3.3 million. During that time the U.S. share shrank, from 24% to 19%, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operative Development."

8. The Achievement Gap: Why Hispanic Students Are Still Behind, by Kayla Webley - http://t.co/ayrgeWS via @TIME - "The report analyzes tests given to fourth and eighth graders in math and reading in 2009. Overall, on a national level, Hispanic students scored about 20 points — or two whole grade levels — lower on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scale. (A common rule of thumb among education advocates is that 10 points on the NAEP scale is equivalent to one grade level.)"

9. Positioning young black males for success, by Michael T. Nettles - The Answer Sheet - http://t.co/iTQ9rsq via @washingtonpost - "One final note, at the symposium, the other recurring refrain we heard was that we don’t have a “child problem” we have an “adult problem.” That problem is the desperate need for all adults, parents, educators, policymakers and others to get involved and solve this crisis."

10. ANDREA NEAL: Effective summer reading programs can narrow the achievement gap - http://t.co/wh5FsEs - "The pioneering study on the subject was done in 1978 by Barbara Heyns, who followed 3,000 sixth and seventh graders in Atlanta, Ga. through two school years and the intervening summer. She concluded "the gap between black and white children and between low and high income children widens disproportionately during the months when schools are not in session."Similarly, a 1996 study found that middle-income students experienced reading gains during the summer while low-income students regressed."

11. Prioritizing Early Childhood Education: We Can't Afford to Wait, by Susan Ochshorn - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-ochshorn/prioritizing-early-childh_b_880959.html - "A growing number of children in the United States are not ready for school. Studies show that at least half of the educational achievement gap between poor children and their more advantaged peers is evident in the kindergarten classroom."