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  In this excerpt, Largo High School Principal Angelique Simpson Marcus discusses dual-enrollment programs and minority achievement. She was speaking on a panel of experts at the College- and Career-Ready Event. The March 11, 2010 event was jointly organized by Education Sector and the College Summit, and held at the Pew Conference Center in Washington, DC. [Click here to watch a sequential replay of highlight videos. The full-length event video is available here.]

• New from Education Sector

  Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed

  In this new Education Sector report, co-authors Erin Dillon and Robin V. Smiles discuss the growing problem of students defaulting on their student loans. Based on the experiences of a small group of Texas HBCUs and a new statistical analysis of cohort default rates, they argue that institutions play a significant role in helping students avoid default./a>

  College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success

  In this Education Sector report, Policy Analyst Chad Aldeman calls for a new approach to high school accountability. He argues that the best way to measure whether students are prepared for college or a career is by looking at what actually happens when students arrive at their intended destination.

• Education Sector in the News

  03/11/10 | Kevin Carey is quoted on the rising costs of education in The Economist.

  03/10/10 | Chad Aldeman's False Fronts paper is quoted on Accuracy in Academia.

  03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on Federal Family Education Loan defaults on The Huffington Post.

  03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on loan origination on the Firedog Lake blog.

  03/07/10 | Kevin Carey calls for a Race to the Top in higher education in a column in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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