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Tag: Educational equity
African-American
Educator Preparation Programs Lead the Way for Racial and Social Justice for All
If our national laws and practices are to ensure justice and equity, then educators have a great deal of work to do in ensuring the American ideals we teach youth to value in school are a reality for all.
November 23, 2020
HBCUs
From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: The Transformative Role of Education
In the opening of Dr. Charlie Nelms’ new life memoir “From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: All Eyes on Charlie,” he writes that it was the cotton fields of Arkansas where he first learned how to dream.
June 12, 2019
Latest News
Report: Income, Race Disparities Persist in Higher Education Opportunities
While the United States has made progress in increasing postsecondary attainment, data trends show that there are still persisting inequalities in higher education opportunity, according to a new report from the Council for Opportunity in Education’s Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Education and the University of Pennsylvania Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD).
May 23, 2019
African-American
Research Encourages More Support for Black and Hispanic Male Educational Attainment
There are opportunities for educators and policymakers to improve African-American and Hispanic males’ employment attainment by implementing practices and policies that drive the underrepresented group’s educational persistence and completion, according to new data from the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education at Clemson University.
April 23, 2019
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Dr. Valerie Kinloch: A Committed Change Agent
Dr. Valerie Kinloch’s commitment to engaged pedagogies, community-centered work and educational equity and justice all stems back to the lessons she learned from her mother and father while growing up in the segregated south in Charleston, South Carolina.
April 3, 2019
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Colorado Community College System to Launch, Enhance OER Courses
Students enrolled at the thirteen institutions within Colorado’s Community College System (CCCS) will save millions annually as the colleges continue to invest in open educational resources (OER) that spare students the burden of purchasing expensive textbooks or course materials.
March 27, 2019
Students
Community College Leader and Advocate to Step Down after 20 Years
It is a bittersweet moment for LaGuardia Community College president Dr. Gail O. Mellow, who announced that she is stepping down after more than 20 years of service to the institution.
March 1, 2019
Students
Report Envisions Path Forward for Educational Equity in Tennessee
Tennessee’s work to increase its residents’ postsecondary attainment levels through initiatives such as the “Drive to 55” campaign, Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect has positioned the state as a national model, but leaders must not get complacent with the progress made thus far.
February 26, 2019
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USC Race and Equity Center Unveils PRISM
A new racial equity tech tool from the Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California (USC) will change the face of higher education and provide a platform for academic professionals of color to engage with potential employers and cultivate community.
November 13, 2018
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Panelists at CBCF Slam White House Education Policies
WASHINGTON – Trump administration education policies are hostile to civil rights and are intentionally dismantling protections intended to help students, and the efforts must be countered by voting and other civic involvement.
September 13, 2018
Students
ATD Summit Helps Colleges Use Data for Student Success
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Leaders and representatives from 81 colleges and university systems gathered for Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) fourth annual Data and Analytics Summit to learn best practices for analyzing and utilizing student data to better inform institutional practices and policies.
September 6, 2018
Students
Study: Wide Racial Gaps Persist in College Degree Attainment
Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.
June 18, 2018
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