Butler Community College Board of Trustees seeks applications
Butler Community Colleges Board of Trustees is soliciting applications to appoint a replacement for the boards vacancy for District 2, Position 2, Augusta, Walnut, Douglass, Spring, Bloomington, Rock Creek, Clay, Logan, Little Walnut, Prospect.
Code.org Unveils Partnership with COLLEGE BOARD to Bring Computer Science.
Code.org has teamed up with The College Board in an effort to bring computer science into more high schools nationwide. Both groups will offer quality computer science class to 35 of the countrys largest school districts, with focus on encouraging.
Larger Share of Students Succeed on A.P. Tests
A higher percentage of students in public high schools are taking and passing Advanced Placement exams, according to a report issued by the College Board.
College Board Launches STEM Credential Initiative
STEM education is getting the College Board treatment. The organization that administers the SAT and Advanced Placement exams announced a new effort Thursday aimed at attracting more high school students to potential careers in science, technology, .
Downturn Expected to Drive Tuition Up
Education experts say findings of relatively stable college affordability is outdated, and that colleges will be forced to raise tuition substantially because of the current economy.
Code.org partners with COLLEGE BOARD to get computer science into more high.
Seattle-based Code.org today announced a new partnership with College Board, a non-profit organization that administers standardized tests as part of the college application process. As part of the alliance, College Board and Code.org will help 35 of.
College Board hires PR firm after Jones ouster
Six days after news hit that Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones contract would not be renewed, the state College Board asked a public relations and messaging firm for help. It needed it. The backlash to the Jones decision had spent nearly a week growing.
Mayor Lees candidate faces November challenge for.
By Tim Redmond. APRIL 28, 2015 ��� Mayor Ed Lees first appointment to the Community College Board didnt fare well ��� he was defeated in his first election. Now his second appointee, Alex Randolph, faces some serious��.
COLLEGE BOARD To Release New Edition Of Controversial AP.
College Board will released a new edition of the AP U.S. History exam this summer following significant backlash from conservatives, who decried the new framework for the course as too negative and revisionist..
College Is Cheaper Than You Think
Judith Scott-Clayton is an assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.. Students are actually paying only slightly more, and in some cases less, than they did for college a few years ago, as the gap between sticker price and what is actually paid grows, an economist writes.
COLLEGE BOARD Tries to Police Use of ‘Advanced Placement’ Label
To help protect its brand, the College Board is creating a list of classes that high schools are authorized to call AP and reviewing the syllabuses for classes.
Getting AP college credit in high school might get easier
The tests are scored on a 5-point scale, but while some colleges and universities will award credit for scores as low as 2, others require the top score of 5 in certain subjects, according to the College Board, which administers the program. At some.
College Costs Keep Rising, Report Says
The average annual cost of tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose 6.5 percent from last year, to $7,020, the report said.
SAT Cancellation Spreads to Several States Affected by Storm
. Some 1,500 test centers may be affected in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and other states still recovering from the storm.
College Financial Aid
The president of Vassar College discusses the challenge of providing assistance to all those who need it.. Letter from Catharine B Hill, president, Vassar College, comments on Sept 26 article about the College Boards nationwide outreach program aimed at low-income high school seniors.
College Prices, Once Stable, Are Reportedly Up Again
. Our colleague Richard Pérez-Peña reports that tuition and other college costs are starting to outpace financial aid awards.
Grayson College Board considers increasing costs | Herald.
Grayson Colleges Board of Trustees approved increases in the general use fees, adding a technology fee and instituting differential tuition for the registered nursing program. All of the increases, which the Board OKed earlier��.
College board urges lawmakers to save agency - TwinCities.
State officials who regulate for-profit colleges urged Republican legislators Wednesday to drop plans to eliminate their board, warning that without it the industry will become a free-for-all in Wisconsin.
Code.org partners with COLLEGE BOARD to get computer.
Code.org wants more high schools to offer computer science courses, and now its getting help from the College Board to do so. Seattle-based Code.org today.
Leave No Bubble Blank
It pays to guess in the A.P.
Bryant nominates Columbus periodontist to COLLEGE BOARD.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is nominating a periodontist to serve on the state College Board.
Value of College Degree Is Growing, Study Says
Despite rising tuition and student-loan debt levels, the long-term payoff from earning a college degree is increasing, the College Board says.
Straddling Sides
A sometime-critic of the College Board joins forces with it to build a better Web site.
Runoff election to take place for Collin College board Place 7
According to unofficial total voting results, Jim Orr is leading the race for Place 7 of the Collin College board of trustees with 6,426 votes, or 39.9 percent of the votes, compared with Collin Kennedy with 4,325 votes, or 26.9 percent of the votes.
As Achievement Lags Among Students of Color, AP. - Blogs
College Board, which administers the AP program, is now entering year two of its All In campaign to encourage more students who have shown an aptitude for success in an AP class to sign up. As part of that initiative, high��.
Bay College taking applications for Board of Trustees vacancy
���It shall be the policy of the Bay de Noc Community College Board of Trustees, in filling Board vacancies by appointment, to solicit letters from interested and qualified citizens for appointment consideration. Consideration will be given to the.
SAT Is Postponed Throughout New York City
. The makeup date is Nov. 17, the weekend before Thanksgiving and two weeks before the regularly scheduled Dec. 1 test.
College Costs: Rising, Yet Often Exaggerated
. The cost of attending college has indeed increased more quickly than inflation in recent years, but it has not risen as fast as many people imagine.
Rethinking Advanced Placement
A sweeping redesign of Advanced Placement aims to take the rote out. In biology, that means half the multiple-choice questions.
Former UA System official to head Mississippi college board search
Malcolm Portera, former University of Alabama System chancellor and ex-president of Mississippi State University, has been hired to lead a new search for a permanent executive director of the Mississippi Community College Board. The board announced .
College Sticker Prices Rising, but So Is Financial Aid
The College Board recently released its latest report on college costs, and it is chock-full of nutritious charts and graphs. One takeaway is that while sticker prices for college tuition may be rising, for the typical student out-of-pocket higher education costs have actually fallen in recent years, thanks to more generous financial aid.. On a new report from the College Board on the published tuition costs at different types of institutions versus how much students actually end up paying.
Mt St Michaels College ��� College Board Director | The.
College Board Director. Mt St Michaels College is a leading Catholic secondary school for young women located in Ashgrove, Brisbane. The College Board invites applications from suitably experienced and qualified��.
Alamance Community College Board of Trustees Vacancy.
Alamance Community College Board of Trustees Vacancy. The Alamance County Board of Commissioners is seeking a qualified citizen to fill a vacancy on the Alamance Community College Board of Trustees. The appointee��.
College Pays, Sort Of
Nancy Folbre is professor emerita of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.. College graduates still earn a relative premium in today’s labor market, but their real earnings are trending down, an economist writes.
Blinn COLLEGE BOARD Chairman Opposes Raney Bill to Change
The chairman of the board of Blinn College has spoken out against a proposal by a local state representative that would change how Blinn allocates its funding.
COLLEGE BOARD issues statement on Dan Jones contract
College Board issues statement on Dan Jones contract. The IHL Board of Trustees released this letter regarding the non-renewal of the contract of Ole Miss Chancellor Dr. Dan Jones.
College Board selects interim Ole Miss chancellor
Ole Miss provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs Morris Stocks will assume chancellors duties starting June 15, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning announced Thursday afternoon. He will officially become interim chancellor.
Were troubled by the failure of the Madison College Board to approve campus.
Were troubled by the failure of the Madison Area Technical College Board to approve President Jack Daniels proposals to sell the Colleges Downtown campus and create a larger presence on Madisons Southside.
Portland Community College board votes to remove college president Jeremy.
On Monday, May 18, the Portland Community College board voted to part ways with college President Jeremy Brown. Board members unanimously approved a separation-in-service agreement that removes Brown from the position he has held since 2013; .
college board in regular, special, and joint sessions tomorrow
An ambitious day lies ahead for the Copper Mountain College Board of Trustees, with three back-to-back meetings planned for tomorrow (Thursday). First meeting is a 2 p.m. closed session to make official a three-year��.
Provosts Lack of Respect at College Board Reflects Issues.
It is telling, then, that there has been that same sense of division and disunity on the College Board ��� often described as a heavy-handed, top-down lack of respect from the Provost for the views of board members, and a stifling��.
Once a Leader, U.S. Lags in College Degrees
The College Board warned a growing gap between the United States and other countries is threatening to undermine American economic competitiveness.
End the SAT? Discuss. Cite Evidence.
Readers respond to an Op-Ed essay by Jennifer Finney Boylan.
State Community COLLEGE BOARD in Months-Long Rift | WCBI.
By Jeff Amy/Associated Press. JACKSON ��� Mississippis Community College Board should be thankful that the states College Board got crossways with University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones. Without the dispute��.
College Costs Rising at Double the Inflation Rate
Tuition and fees at public and private colleges and universities rose at more than double the rate of inflation, the College Board said in reports released this morning.
Lee College board elects new officers, says farewell to longest-serving member
Mark Himsel, Mark Hall and Weston Cotten were sworn in at the boards meeting Wednesday night. All three ran for a position on the colleges board in the recent elections. Hall and Himsel, both 13-year incumbents, ran jointly and won handily while.
Ole Miss chancellor - WAPT.com
After a two-hour closed meeting, the College Board has not reached an agreement on the future of Dan Jones.
Four Newly-Elected Amarillo COLLEGE BOARD Of Regents Take Oath Of Office
In addition to the newly-filled seats, a vacancy on the Board was also created when long-time regent Carroll Mack Forrester tendered his resignation. Forrester was elected to the Amarillo College Board of Regents in 1998 and was serving his third term.
Unfair Advancement
Colleges and universities should return Advanced Placement courses to their original purpose, which was not college admission, but as the name says, advanced placement.
A Harder SAT: COLLEGE BOARD release foreshadows the most.
For those of you searching for a more challenging college admissions test, look no further than the new SAT. In late December, the College Board writers released the most comprehensive problem set to date drawn from the��.
Blinn COLLEGE BOARD of Trustees elects new officers
The Blinn College Board of Trustees elected new officers within its ranks toward the end of Tuesdays regular meeting in Brenham that ran late into the evening. Trustees elected outgoing board Secretary David Sommer as board president, outgoing.
Thompson College Board of Trustees Award winner
North Arkansas College Board of Trustees Chairman Marcus Jones (right) presents former board chairman Wayne Thompson with the Board of Trustees Award at the colleges graduation ceremonies held Saturday, May 9, at Pioneer Pavilion on the South .