11.17.09
Forbes Magazine Education Policy News

Investing in America's Future
By Arnold L. Mitchem
President, Council for Opportunity in Education

Our country is losing its competitiveness because we are not adequately investing in human capital. The most ominous sign of this trend is that the educational attainment of young adults is slipping steadily: The U.S. is the most developed nation in the world, yet it is now, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 15th among 29 industrialized countries in college completion rates. >>Read more<<

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11.12.09
Washington, D.C.: No. 1 Town for College Grads?
As the United States climbs out of the recession, the Wall Street Journal names Washington , D.C., tied with Seattle, the hottest city for college grads. Check out the WSJ article here.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA'S BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPEECH
On September 8, 2009, President Obama addressed America's students, urging them to stay in school, study hard, and take responsibility for their education. To check out the video on YouTube, click here or read the full text here.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARES NATIONAL HBCU WEEK, AUG. 30-SEPT. 5, 2009 
Click here to read the The White House press release.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           MEDIA CONTACT:  Vera Faulkner

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CONSORTIUM CONGRATULATES 97 RECIPIENTS OF HISCIP AWARD 

Ninety-seven District of Columbia high school students will take college courses for free this coming year at Consortium member institutions, thanks to the High School/College Internship Program (HISCIP) program funded by the participating higher education institutions.  The students were selected from 15 schools in the District, including nine DC Public Schools senior high schools, one parochial high school and five public charter schools. 

Since 1975, HISCIP has provided hundreds of academically gifted secondary students with a pathway to college during their senior year in high school.  Students accepted into HISCIP may enroll on a part-time or a full-time basis in a local college, providing the student with a more flexible entrée to college and inspiring greater interest in higher education among a broader segment of DC students.

One-hundred twenty-eight students applied for the program and 97 were selected by a committee of admissions officers and local education officials. 

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS CONTINUE TO OUTEARN OTHERS, U.S. CENSUS REPORTS
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that "Workers with bachelor’s degrees earned an average of $26,000 more per year than those with only high-school diplomas, according to a new report on education trends released today by the U.S. Census Bureau." Click the following link to read more highlights from the “Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008” annual report.