Written by Laura Lawley on May 2, 2011.
Despite the fact that research has shown that education can lower the overall cost of incarceration by reducing recidivism, a recent reported released by the Institute of Higher Education Policy showed that just a small percentage of U.S. prison inmates were enrolled in some form of postsecondary education in the 2009-10 academic year.
The Chronicle of Higher Education noted that less than one-fourth of the credentials awarded to inmates were associate or bachelor’s degrees–most inmates earned vocational certificates. A total of 9,900 inmates were awarded certificates in 2009-10, whereas 2,200 received associate degrees and just 400 received bachelor’s degrees.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the authors of the report used the data to encourage greater access to higher education for inmates (the survey was part of a larger research project aimed at finding ways to increase postsecondary access to underserved populations).
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Written by Angelina Weir on May 2, 2011.
The LGBT Resource Center at Syracuse University has announced the recipients of its 2011 Foundation Awards, who were honored at the Rainbow Banquet on April 28. This years recipients join a prestigious group of students, alumni, faculty, staff and community adult and youth partners whose leadership and commitments have made SU and the Syracuse Community a better place for all.
The Foundation Awards were established in 2003 to recognize individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, whose personal or professional lives have positively affected the LGBT community in a significant way.
Nominations came from SU students, faculty and staff, as well as from community partners.
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Written by Jade Nowland on May 2, 2011.
Kelly Young continues to add accolades to her trophy case, most recently being named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference female Athlete of the Week between April 25 and May 1 for her performance at the 2011 SCIAC Championships where she was named the Female Athlete of the Year after winning three events.
In the process, Young broke a 25 year old SCIAC Meet record. After earning her first gold in the hammer with a mark of 165’8″, she went on to set a new personal best and Occidental College record in the discus with a throw of 147’5″, nearly five feet further than she threw two weeks ago, to win by more than 27 feet.
On Saturday, Young added a third and ever-so-memorable win to her repertoire in the shot put. Not only did she earn an Automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, but her throw, more than nine feet further than her closest competition, 47’2½” was centimeters further than Cassandra Dumas (Redlands) threw the shot at the 1986 SCIAC Championship Meet.
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Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on May 1, 2011.
— Now that Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed his overhaul of Indiana’s education system into law, the state’s Department of Education will start putting its pieces in place.
At a Statehouse ceremony Thursday, Daniels affixed his signature to measures that will launch a private school voucher program and open the door for an influx of new charter schools. It’s up to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett to implement those new programs.
First on his to-do list is the voucher program. Those who qualify could use scholarships to cover the cost of private school tuition as soon as the next school year, which begins in August.
“There are two pieces to this. There is the implementation piece, but there is also the communications piece on helping families understand how to access the system,” Bennett said.
Bennett said private schools interested in admitting students with vouchers will need to register with the Indiana Department of Education. Meanwhile,
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Written by Angelina Weir on April 28, 2011.
Eight area high school students have been chosen as the winners of the 13th annual Young Playwrights Festival at Syracuse Stage. The winning works will be performed by students from the Department of Drama in Syracuse Universitys College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at a staged reading at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9, in the Storch Theatre at Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. This event is free and open to the public.
Each year, Syracuse Stage challenges Central New York high school students to write original 10-minute plays and other performance pieces for entry into our annual Young Playwrights Festival contest.
Our panel of theatrical and literary professionals evaluates each students play. Semifinalists are invited to a writing workshop at Syracuse Stage, where their plays are read and critiqued. Finalists are selected and staged readings of their plays are performed by SU Drama students at the annual Young Playwrights Festival.
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