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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

workforce participation growth between 2010-2020, the report noted. increase in undergrad engineering enrollment rates from 2010 (9.1%) to 2021 (15.8%). Professionals are mostly focused on financial literacy and professionals in graduate school require financing for their continued education.” of the U.S. population.

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Study: Number of Universities Requiring Physical Education Courses Decreasing

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The study found that the amount fell from 39% in 2010 to 32%. The ‘partial’ PE requirement definition included schools where only certain degree programs had the requirement, or where students had options for other health-related courses, such as financial literacy or sexual health. The number of U.S. Dr. Bradley J.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

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This period was characterized by an increasing emphasis on computer literacy and the integration of technology into both curriculum and administrative processes. The financial crisis of 2008-2010 tested our resilience, while the growth of globalization in the 2010s highlighted the need for international engagement and collaboration.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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A data literacy workshop series offered each semester helps to foster a data-driven decision-making culture across the university. Dr. Carine Feyten “Since 2010, we have incrementally closed the achievement gap in one-year retention between Latinx and white students,” says TWU Chancellor Dr. Carine M.

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10 Ways to Prepare Students for Next Steps

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Generation Alpha —born between 2010 and 2024—are expected to remain in education longer and start their careers later than their generational predecessors. Consider including technology and digital literacy in your classroom. For example, give students the freedom to choose different formats for their projects.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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San Francisco State University From 2010 to 2022, Latinx-identifying undergraduate enrollment at San Francisco State University (SFSU) increased from 19% to 39%. “Our students see themselves in us, and we, in turn, carry the responsibility to uplift, inspire and create pathways to economic prosperity.” Currently, 60.1%

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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Similarly, our second finding suggests that kindergarten assessments predicted the resegregation of these boys and girls in special education, compared to white girls, by third grade. Reversing underachievement among gifted Black students (2nd ed.). Prufrock Press. Multicultural gifted education (2nd ed.). Prufrock Press. July 12, 2024a).

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