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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After completing his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in 2016, Henry joined the faculty at the University of Arizona, where his understanding of race in America was enriched by exposure to border state dynamics and the intersection of Black, Indigenous, and Mexican communities. Political Science, Tulane University; Ph.D.,

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Corequisite Courses Can Help Students Graduate Quicker and Earn More

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Corequisite instruction allows students to take a college-level and credit-bearing course while also receiving supplemental support to ensure their success. Past studies have found that corequisite instruction improves retention, completion, and graduation rates for students regardless of their socio-economic background.

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Panel Spotlights Registered Apprenticeships at MSIs

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Registered A pprenticeships—programs that combine school instruction with paid on-the-job training, allowing students to “earn while they learn” — are critical on-ramps to good jobs. In recent years, Alabama has been the #1 state in terms of opioid prescriptions written, with 121 per 100 people in 2016.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

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A 1998 proposition eliminated most bilingual programs in California schools, and although it was reversed in 2016, there is still a shortage of teachers who speak multiple languages. One such venture is Project Propel, which is seeking to increase the number of multilingual teachers in the region.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. King was followed in 2016-2017 by Dr. Vivian L. Dr. Joyce E.

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Film About the Abuse of People of Color Becomes a Teaching Tool

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It was July 2016, and the list of Black men and women killed by police had grown by two names in just two days. All instruction will be virtual, live, and accessible across the country. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. For teacher and producer Brandi Webb, those names were the last straw. I’m hoping for a positive change.

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

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culturally relevant and sustaining teaching) and high-quality instruction (i.e., curriculum and instruction, and assessment). conceptually-based, rigorous, and equitable); and (c) create an inclusive classroom setting where all students can experience success, eliminating restrictive and segregated special education placements.

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