EAB

JULY 28, 2023

The cohort of students who were taking algebra during their first year of high school in 2020-2021 will begin entering college in Fall 2024. Closing equity gaps may become even harder. The underlying social inequities that drove pre-pandemic equity gaps have not gone away and are now being compounded by a political backlash.

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The Counseling Geek

MAY 16, 2024

A little background for anyone new or unfamiliar with The College Board The College Board, a major educational “nonprofit” organization in the United States that operates around the world, is perhaps most famously known for its administration of the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

I pushed myself to excel in academics and extracurriculars with advanced placement classes and learning Mandarin.”. Our job was to educate and inform Pacific Islanders in California about the 2020 elections, encouraging political participation,” Leila said, who voted for the first time herself in 2020.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

A study by the Aspen Institute found that partnerships between community colleges and businesses lead to increased program quality, student success, and job placement rates. Providing career counseling and job placement services to learners to enhance career readiness and employability.

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Community college Mental health Low income student Placement 98

NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

The 2021 task force also noted that simply going test-optional or test-free will not in and of itself universally improve equity. EqRC is studying the implications of equity in admission for historically excluded populations. How and why did institutions decide whether to go test-optional (and, if so, in what form)?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The NAEP’s Long-Term Trend Assessment recorded a five-point drop in average assessment scores from 2020 to 2022— the largest drop ever recorded. Read more: Recommendations on customizing your early alert system to close equity gaps and help more students graduate. This trend started before the pandemic and has grown in recent years.

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Mental health Student success Placement Success 52

Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

A 2020 study published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence found that 82% of transgender individuals have considered death by suicide, and 40% have attempted suicide, with the risk being highest among transgender youth. Sadly, higher rates of stress, anxiety, and suicidality among TGNC youth are not new.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Between 2018 and 2020, seven University Innovation Alliance institutions utilized change management and human-centered design principles to identify and deconstruct barriers to successful career readiness for first-generation and low-income students. Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment. A Playbook for Transforming College-to-Career.

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Low income student Education Career services First generation 69

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

If you are reading this, I am sure your heart has been tugged on, and you remember where you were sitting in 2020 during a global pandemic. Whether that was true action statements, donations, or implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, everyone was scrambling around, trying to be reactive change agents.

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