College Board Report Explores the Challenges Facing Minority Males in School and Identifies Promising Programs to Accelerate Achievement

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Luis Ponjuan, assistant professor, University of Florida
Minority male students continue to face overwhelming barriers in educational attainment, notes a report released on Jan. 28 by the College Board at a Capitol Hill briefing held in collaboration with the Asian Pacific American, Black and Hispanic Congressional Caucuses. The report highlights some of the undeniable challenges among minority students, including a lack of role models, search for respect outside of education, loss of cultural memory, poverty challenges, language barriers, community pressures and a sense of a failing education system.

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USDOE to Invest $100 Billion in Grant, College Board Stands Ready to Assist

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The U.S. Department of Education plans to invest $100 billion in grants to both K–12 and higher education. The College Board stands ready to assist districts with awareness and interpretation of the RFP, grant development and technical assistance, and partnerships to meet requirements and strengthen responses.

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Teachers Take Their Lessons to Capitol Hill

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Back row from left: Sheryl Fontaine, Bill Jeter, Juliet Lee and Steven Crawford. Front row from left: Cathleen Cadigan and Judy Ellsesser-Painter

As the debate begins over the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary School Act (also called No Child Left Behind), the College Board wants to ensure that teacher voices play a prominent role in the discussions. So on Dec. 3, 2009, the College Board sent a group of teachers to Capitol Hill to personally deliver their messages to the United States Congress. They spent an entire day giving their views to policymakers on a range of important educational topics, including teacher and student assessment, teacher compensation, and teacher–student ratios. Alan Heaps, vice president of advocacy at the College Board, said, “We can’t have sensible school reform without ongoing and direct input from teachers, and we need to help amplify their voices.”

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San Diego’s AP® Alliance Project a Model for Success

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Don Mitchell, APIP director
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“Cool to Be Smart,” a new program from the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), offers a chance at great prizes to students who pass four or more AP® and/or International Baccalaureate classes. These presentations are made at the year’s end during a festive annual recognition ceremony — last year’s celebration was at the House of Blues.

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