Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 12:00PM Seminar for Higher Education Reporters
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan plans to lay out a new agenda for higher education, at a time when President Barack Obama is challenging the U.S. to increase the number of adults with college degrees to help regain our competitive edge.
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 1:30PM Webinar: America's Math & Science Crisis: How to Fix It
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that “none of us should be satisfied” with student results on recent math tests, which revealed that under 40 percent of U.S. students in fourth and eighth grade are proficient in mathematics—and he wants the results to be “a call to action.”
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 1:30PM The U.S. Dropout Crisis: New Solutions for Lagging Graduation Rates
At a time when President Barack Obama insists the U.S. must improve high school graduation rates to help restore the country’s economic and political standing, new research shows that 17 states produce some 70 percent of the students who don’t graduate.
Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 12:00PM The McGraw Seminar for Reporters New to the Education Beat (2009)
Are you new to covering education? This professional development opportunity will give you a chance to gain valuable multi-media skills and learn the value of blogging on your beat.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:30PM Examining Obama's Early Childhood Education Agenda: A Webinar
President Barack Obama has proposed spending $10 billion annually to support early childhood investments.
Friday, April 24, 2009 at 1:30PM The Federal Stimulus and the Classroom, a Webinar for Reporters
School districts across the U.S. are beginning to receive their share of billions of dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, money that is flowing into states at a time of budget cuts that may threaten the jobs of teachers and eliminate existing programs.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 1:30PM New Research on Education: In collaboration with AERA
The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association brings together as many as 16,000 scholars to share and discuss the latest research on the gamut of issues in American schools and colleges.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 1:30PM Webinar: Beyond Politics: What the Stimulus Package Means for Your State Government and Campus
Higher education could receive tens of billions of dollars in the $789 billion economic stimulus package passed by the House and being debated in the Senate. How can reporters follow the money?
Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 3:00PM Seminar Briefing: Who Needs a College Education Anyway?
President Barack Obama set an ambitious new goal for the country, proclaiming in his speech to a joint session of Congress on February 24, 2009 that "by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world."
Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 12:00PM Seminar for Higher Education Reporters
Our annual Seminar for reporters covering higher education looked at how colleges are weatheringthe downturn in the economy, and howit impacts budgets, enrollment and tuition.
