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SREB States Face Urgent Need for More
Progress In Adult Learning, Report Shows
More than 10 million working-age adults in the 16 SREB states never earned high school diplomas, yet enrollment of young adults in adult learning programs has dropped in recent years in the region. The new SREB report A Smart Move in Tough Times: How SREB States Can Strengthen Adult Learning and the Work Force outlines SREB states’ status in adult learning and the steps that can lead to further education and higher-paying jobs for these adults. For details, read the report or see the press release.
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Finalists Named for First National Online Teacher Award
SREB and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) have announced three finalists for the first national award for online K-12 teaching. The 2010 SREB/iNACOL National Online Teacher of the Year Award will honor an outstanding online teacher for exceptional... MORE

How's Your State Doing? Progress Evident on Pre-K, Achievement Gaps
Even in the current recession, there is good news on education. Most SREB states improved their high school graduation rates from 2002 to 2007 and in many other areas of educational progress, SREB’s new Moving Ahead series of state progress reports show. Check your... MORE

High Schools That Work Conference Draws 6,000 Educators
About 6,000 educators attended the 24th annual SREB High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference July 14-17 in Louisville, Kentucky. The event offered more than 500 presentations by teachers, school leaders and national education experts. In the opening session, SREB... MORE

North Carolina Governor Perdue Elected Chair of SREB Board
Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue of North Carolina was elected the Chair of the Southern Regional Education Board today at its Annual Meeting on June 28 in West Virginia. She will succeed West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III. With 16 member states from Texas to Delaware,... MORE

New Report Challenges States to Improve Students’ College Readiness
A new report from SREB and The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education shows how states need to set more cohesive state policies to improve students’ college readiness. Released at the SREB Annual Meeting, the report identifies the key issues and problems... MORE

Major SREB Report Focuses on Improving Degree Completion Across Region
Fewer than one-third of full-time freshmen in U.S. public four-year institutions graduate in four years. Yet 15 public colleges and universities across the nation — including ones in Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas — are outperforming most... MORE

Latest Data on College Completion Rates, Tuition and More Now Available
To view the summary Highlights click here SREB-State Data Exchange Highlights 2008-2009.
To view all the data click here
The SREB-State Data Exchange 2008-2009 Highlights report presents the most up-to-date statistics on postsecondary education in the 16-state SREB... MORE

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Georgia Continues to Make Progress on Graduation Rates, Looks to Next Steps
Georgia continues to make some of the South’s largest gains on high school graduation rates — a sign that our state has become a national...
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Dave Spence, SREB President
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