College Board

• Dan Edmonds opinion article about the College Boards decisions on two recent SAT-related events mischaracterizes the organizations intentions and overlooks its track record of democratizing access to higher education.
(Huffington Post)
• The Florida Keys Community College Board of Trustees on Monday approved a $10.69 million 2012-13 operating budget effective when the fiscal year begins on July 1. The figure includes a 5.
(KeysNet)
• WASHINGTON (AP) - While schools across the country are letting out this week, class is in session on the National Mall. That is where the College Board set up 857 student desks in the blazing sun Tuesday.
(msnbc.com)
• The College Board last week issued a medal to its outgoing president. Former West Virginia Gov. Gaston Caperton has headed the organization, which oversees the SAT, for the past 13 years.
(msnbc.com)
• JACKSON — After years of delay, members of the states College Board will again try to raise $34 million in private money to endow Mississippis three historically black universities.
(Hattiesburg American)
• An area Red Cross volunteer is headed to Colorado this morning to assist relief efforts related to wildfires in the state.
(Quad-Cities Times)
• Starting in 2014, college football fans who have pleaded with the powers that be for a playoff to decide a national champion mostly get their wish.
(Dallas Morning News)
• LAWRENCEVILLE - The Saint Pauls College Board of Trustees vowed to appeal a recent accreditation decision and is weighing other options in an effort to save the school, according to a statement Monday night. Last Thursday, President and CEO Eddie N.
(Progress Index)