318. College Access and Success News

Here are links to recent news
on college access and success.

by

Joe Rottenborn

Executive Director, Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP)

1. What teachers really want to tell parents, by Ron Clark - #cnn: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/06/living/teachers-want-to-tell-parents/index.html - "We just ask -- and beg of you -- to trust us, support us and work with the system, not against it. We need you to have our backs, and we need you to give us the respect we deserve."

2. Are stocks the best option when saving for college? by Matt Krantz: http://usat.ly/nDgaLz#.TmdfgLd_wTQ.twitter via USATODAY - "It's understandable that given stocks' subpar returns, parents are tempted to look for other magical assets that will generate bigger returns. Saving for college is especially stressful, since there's a set deadline in the future you must meet."

3. Program offers enrichment for children, by Bob Coupland - Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH: http://bit.ly/p0s32E via AddThis - "The Warren YWCA, in partnership with Warren City Schools, has again launched its Before and After School Enrichment Program for local children."

4. Success by Another Name, by Paul Fain - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/nRGrCi via AddThis - "Community colleges face tremendous political pressure to increase their graduation rates and better measure academic quality, most notably from the Obama administration and the Lumina and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations."

5. Mark Milliron - An Optimist's Education Agenda - YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC3lyw4Xcbg

6. Do You Enjoy A College Scholarship Advantage? by Lynn O'Shaughnessy - http://moneywatch.bnet.com/spending/blog/college-solution/do-you-enjoy-a-college-scholarship-advantage/6514/ via @cbsmoneywatch - "White students, according to the study, receive 76% of all merit scholarships from colleges even though they represent 62% of students. Minority students receive 24.4% of scholarships from colleges even though they represent 38% of the student population."

7. U.S. News college rankings are denounced but not ignored, by Daniel de Vise - http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-news-college-rankings-are-denounced-but-not-ignored/2011/09/02/gIQAn6BzzJ_story.html via Washingtonpost - "Twenty-eight years after the release of the first U.S. News lists, Morse and his publication dominate the college-ranking business they spawned. Last year’s publication drew more than 10 million Internet hits on launch day."

8. Majoring In Debt: College Students Struggle Under The Weight Of Loans - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/06/majoring-in-debt-college-_n_951129.html - "$24,000. That's the average student debt in America, according to a report last year from the Project on Student Debt. For many students, that figure is modest. Take Aleesha Nash, a graduate of New York University. "Logging into the Federal Student Aid website," she writes on the Huffington Post, "I see that today my balance is $104,104.63 for a percentage of the information in my head." And there's Jaclyn Cabral, too. Jaclyn chose to attend Elon University in North Carolina because it's "regarded as one of the most affordable private educations." Still, she graduated $90,000 in debt."