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| 12/12/2011 |  AVID National Conference - "Innovative, Inspiring, Invigorating"SAN DIEGO – More than 1,100 educators attended AVID's National Conference in Orlando, Florida last week to learn about teaching and engaging students... |
| 10/19/2011 | Former San Diego State University President Stephen Weber Joins AVID Center Board of Directors SAN DIEGO – Dr. Stephen L. Weber, President Emeritus of San Diego State University, was recently elected to the AVID Center Board of Directors... |
| 10/07/2011 | AVID 2011 Seniors Outpace National Statistics SAN DIEGO – A record 27,891 AVID seniors participated in AVID’s annual data collection reporting details about their demographics and academic achievements... |
| 09/27/2011 | Dallas Morning News - Jim Nelson: Five Starting Points for DISD Reform DALLAS, TEXAS– All urban districts share certain attributes (and oftentimes, certain dysfunction)… |
| 09/07/2011 | AVID News SAN DIEGO – Welcome to the 2011-12 school year! We wish you all great success this year as you focus on college readiness for all students… |
| 06/24/2011 | AVID Hosts Summer Institutes to Train 20,000 Educators SAN DIEGO – Despite severe economic challenges for public schools, AVID* will welcome more than 20,000 teachers and administrators to one of eight AVID Summer Institutes, held in... |
| 04/13/2011 | 154 AVID Students Awarded $3.08 Million in Scholarships
by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation SAN DIEGO – AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) students made up more than half of the 300 students in the recently named Dell Scholars Program Class of 2011... |
| 10/15/2010 | 2010 AVID Senior Data report: graduation rates, AP®/IB® test-taking numbers,
and four-year college entrance requirements outpace national statistics SAN DIEGO – AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), a non-profit college readiness system, reported a record 22,210 seniors participated in AVID Center's annual data collection... |
| 07/26/2010 | Citi Foundation awards AVID $250,000 to continue work on its African American Male Initiative (AAMI) SAN DIEGO – The Citi Foundation recently granted $250,000 to AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) to continue its African American Male Initiative to improve... |
| 06/22/2010 | AVID Summer Institutes begin June 21 in Dallas DALLAS, TEXAS - The first of eight AVID Summer Institutes for professional development entitled, "A Tradition of Innovation. A Future of Transformation." begins June 21... |
| 05/11/2010 | AVID presents its National Conference focusing on equity and access for all SAN DIEGO – AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) will bring together educational leaders to discuss equity and college readiness efforts... |
| 04/22/2010 | $3.54 Million in Scholarships awarded to 176 AVID Students by the Michael & Susan Dell... SAN DIEGO – A total of 176 AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) students nationwide will have the opportunity to fulfill their dream of a college education... |
| 04/15/2010 | AVID Center, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announce selection of colleges and universities to pilot four-year AVID Postsecondary initiative DALLAS, TEXAS – AVID Center, in partnership with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, is pleased to announce that the following colleges and universities have been selected... |
| 12/02/2009 | San Antonio area students participate in JUNTOS conference to help educators... A panel of current and former AVID students from the San Antonio area, ranging from fourth grade to college, captivated the audience during the lunch session... |
| 11/19/2009 | AVID Highlighted in National Publication San Diego - The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), a Washington DC-based nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization, recently released... |
| 10/23/2009 | 93 Percent of Latino AVID Grads Planned to Enroll in College SAN DIEGO – AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has long been a proven college readiness system that has helped narrow the achievement gap. This year’s annual... |
| 09/30/2009 | AVID African American Male Initiative Announces Pilot Schools SAN DIEGO - AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination), a college preparatory system... has announced the Culturally Relevant Site Team (CREST) schools... |
| 07/23/2009 | AVID's Annual Summer Institute Great Success More than 18,000 educators from 46 states, as well as Canada, Virgin Islands and Europe, took part in this year’s AVID Summer Institute. Summer Institute is a series of eight week-long... |
| 07/20/2009 | AVID Initiative Announces Advisory Board AVID, an acronym for Advancement via Individual Determination, a college preparatory system... has announced the advisory board members... |
| 04/23/2009 | $2.98 Million in Scholarships awarded to 149 AVID Students by the Michael & Susan Dell... SAN DIEGO – A total of 149 AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) students nationwide will have the opportunity to fulfill their dream of a college education... |