http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org daily 1 2007-06-26T08:16:32Z http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/san-mateo-county-schools-try-to-bridge-achievement-gap ---Reginald Brown harbored a bad attitude toward school and teachers — even distrust. No publisher Pharis 2008-09-02T14:19:48Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/aggressive-action-urged-against-dropout-crisis-among-l-a-s-black-students It will take a full-blown partnership of students, parents, teachers, business leaders, civic and faith-based groups to tackle what’s being called a crisis in the dropout rates among African-American high school students. No publisher Pharis 2008-08-29T18:19:51Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/educators-peer-over-students2019-shoulders-at-mich-math-lab Education Week-- By Sean Cavanagh---Hunched over tables, peering over one another’s shoulders, a group of 5th graders is attempting to conquer some of the most difficult—and essential—material in elementary school math. No publisher Pharis 2008-08-13T14:53:20Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/public-hbcus-experience-increasing-enrollment by Michelle J. Nealy Diversity Magazine No publisher Pharis 2008-07-31T19:26:54Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/the-society-of-women-engineers-honors-congresswoman-eddie-bernice-johnson-with-presidents-award WASHINGTON, Jul 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) honored Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) with its first-ever SWE President's Award at a reception held on Capitol Hill on July 23, 2008. No publisher Pharis 2008-07-29T14:16:11Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/teens-courted-in-visit-aboard-navy-assault-ship The Virginian-Pilot/ July 26, 2008 /By Greg Gaudio/Norfolk No publisher Pharis 2008-07-28T19:27:49Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/tuskegee-airmen-awards-colorado-student-the-pratt-whitney-golden-eagle-scholarship EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 25, 2008 /The Wall Street Journal Digital Network--Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, in partnership with the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., awarded the 2008 Golden Eagle Scholarship to Mahad Fahieh of Aurora, Colorado. The four-year, $20,000 award, funded by Pratt & Whitney, recognizes a high school senior who has demonstrated aptitude for aerospace technology and aviation. No publisher Pharis 2008-07-28T18:48:49Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/siemens-plm-software-recognized-as-best-diversity-company ISELIN, New Jersey June 26, 2008 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced the company has been selected as a "Best Diversity Company for 2008" by Diversity / Careers in Engineering & Information Technology (Diversity/Careers) magazine. No publisher Pharis 2008-07-10T15:43:52Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/at-magnet-school On the high school level, more public magnet schools are adopting objective merit-based systems as race-based policies are being overturned in courts. No publisher Pharis 2008-07-08T16:31:35Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/banneker-institute-steers-african-american-youngsters-toward-stem-education-and-careers By Chris Mcmanes--IEEE--When Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), majority whip of the House of Representatives, was a schoolteacher in east Charleston, S.C., he witnessed firsthand the hardships many black youngsters encountered in school. As the keynote speaker at a recent event for those interested in increasing the number of African Americans working in high-tech careers, he shared some of those stories. No publisher Pharis 2008-07-03T17:47:17Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/global-vs-u-s-education -Charlotte Observer-Contributing editor Karen McMahan-Jul. 01, 2008--By grade 12, only 3 percent of African American students are proficient in math, 4 percent of Hispanics, 10 percent of Native Americans, 20 percent of white Americans, and 34 percent of Asian Americans. Yet 70 percent of American parents “think their child's high school is teaching the right amount of math and science. No publisher Pharis 2008-07-02T13:49:34Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/teachers-college-to-partner-with-10-public-schools-in-harlem Teachers College, Columbia University--6/30/2008--Teachers College has received a $5 million grant from the GE Foundation to create an intensive new partnership with a group of 10 public schools in Harlem. No publisher Pharis 2008-07-01T13:41:51Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/virtual-patients-also-experience-racial-bias University of Florida News--Thursday, June 26, 2008---GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For black people, it doesn’t matter whether their color shows up in pigments or pixels. Doctors may be less likely to heed their complaints either way. No publisher Pharis 2008-06-30T15:25:52Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/allstate-appoints-desiree-rogers-to-create-social-networking NORTHBROOK, Ill. - (Business Wire) Allstate Insurance Company today announced it has appointed Chicago area business and civic leader Desirée Rogers to the newly created position of president of Social Networking for Allstate Financial, a business unit of The Allstate Corporation. No publisher Pharis 2008-06-27T14:44:15Z News Item http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/news/study-shows-reforms-are-working Montgomery Advertiser---A new national study of student achievement dramatically underscores what most observers of education in Alabama already knew: The state's academic reforms in early grades are working, but need to continue to be expanded to more schools and to higher grades. No publisher Pharis 2008-06-27T14:32:20Z News Item