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"Some college administrators seem so distracted with fund raising, academic infighting, and community initiatives that they set up their emergency communications departments very poorly. Training is poor to nonexistent, secretaries are pressed into service with tremendous responsibilities for running 'notification systems' 24/7 and on weekends because no one else knows how to do it and the administration won’t pay for additional staff. Procedures are seat-of-the-pants and dependent on HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion), except when something like Virginia Tech happens and there is some sort of scramble to do something different." --Donna
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January 14, 2009
Performance-Based Scholarships Show Promise in Louisiana
Performance-based scholarships may help low-income students succeed at community colleges, according to a study released today by the MDRC, a public-policy research group in New York.
The study found that students who received the scholarships at two community colleges in Louisiana in the 2004-5 academic year were more likely than their peers to register full time, to persist from one semester to another, and to earn higher grades.
Recipients of the scholarships, most of whom were single mothers, received $1,000 grants — in three separate payments — in each of two semesters if they met two conditions: They were enrolled at least half time and maintained a C average or better.
Two-thirds of the students said they had used the scholarships to buy books and school supplies, and nearly half used it to pay bills or cover transportation and child-care costs.
More information about the MDRC’s study and a report describing the findings, “Rewarding Persistence: Effects of a Performance-Based Scholarship Program for Low-Income Parents,” is available on the organization’s Web site. —Eric Hoover
Posted on Wednesday January 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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