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2nd Annual SREB Gathering Focuses on College Success
Student Success Summit, Sept. 13-15, in Atlanta
Higher education administrators, policymakers and scholars are set to convene in Atlanta for the second annual Student Success Summit hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board.
The gathering includes events open to media from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, and 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland St.
SREB to Host Several Thousand Educators at 37th Annual School Improvement Conference in Orlando
Four-day gathering gives K-12 teachers the tools, support and best practices they need to help students excel in the classroom
Some 3,000 educators from across the nation will convene in Orlando later this month for the 37th annual Making Schools Work Conference hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board.
Education leaders discuss challenges to open resources at 2nd OER conference
ATLANTA – Open educational resources could help increase the number of students who can afford and finish college, but the still-evolving practice will have to cross some regional and national hurdles first, a panel said here last week.
Why Education in America Must Become a Straighter Path for Students
Once and for all, leaders must clear a lifelong path in education for every student, building stronger connections across the education system, SREB President Stephen Pruitt told a nationwide online audience on March 17.
If more students don’t find their way through different types of college and career training throughout their lives, the American workforce could falter and employee shortages will only continue to grow, Pruitt said during The Hill newspaper’s Future of Education summit.
A bridge to college: Alabama students find success through SREB Readiness Courses
Every SREB state needs more students to complete two- and four-year college degrees and earn valuable career credentials.
But how can states build a stronger bridge for students from high school to college?
In partnership with SREB, Alabama’s high schools and community colleges have found a way. The strategy is helping more students succeed and avoid getting stuck in remedial education courses in college — one of the more intractable problems in higher education.