Category: Student Success

2010, K12, Student Success

The Fierce Urgency of Now

Early today, President Obama spoke at the National Urban League Annual Conference in Washington, DC. He used the platform to talk mostly about education and his Race to the Top (RTTT) agenda. Race to the Top is a $4 billion initiative of the Obama Administration to improve education in US schools by awarding states who undertake “ambitious yet achievable” plans for reform. In March 2010, Delaware and Tennessee were awarded the first RTTT funds, with Delaware receiving $100 million and Tennessee $500 million. On July 27th, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced an additional 18 states (plus the District of Columbia) to be in the running for an additional $3 billion in funds. Continue reading The Fierce Urgency of Now

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment
2007, K12, Student Success

Foreign Affairs One School at a Time

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Without getting too political, I’m not very happy about the war in Iraq. In total, 3,866 confirmed US deaths and 4,170 total “allied” deaths as of this morning. On top of this, over 28,000 US wounded. Not very pretty numbers. A few more targeted IEDs and we could hit 4,000 before the ball drops in … Continue reading Foreign Affairs One School at a Time

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment
2007, College Access, K12, Research/Policy, Student Success

Does P-16 Work?

By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute I had the opportunity to present at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s P-16 Summit yesterday morning in Austin, TX. The conference brought together 600 stakeholders from around the state to discuss how to “do” P16 better. The P-16 discussion has grown in the last few years with the acknowledgement that there needs to be … Continue reading Does P-16 Work?

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment
2007, College Access, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Research/Policy, Retention, Student Success

Outcomes from Retention 2007

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Two weeks ago hundreds of us converged on San Antonio for Retention 2007, our second annual international conference on student retention. This year’s event doubled the attendance from 2006, and we’re anticipating a much larger crowd next May in San Diego. Beyond the collective sigh of relief from our staff that we can put “R7,” … Continue reading Outcomes from Retention 2007

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment
2007, Student Success

How do You Define Student Success?

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute It sounds like a Rolaids commercial, I know. But I’m always interested in how people view the issue of student success, since that’s become the vernacular over the past few years. And I’m the guilty party as much as anyone. We’ve been flinging “student success” around quite liberally, just as we’ve done for “college access” … Continue reading How do You Define Student Success?

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment