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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those changes came shortly after the hire of Dean Raul Reis, who joined the Hussman School of Journalism and Media in July 2022 with a platform that honored the values of equity and diversity. How does thedepartments curriculum reflectthe perspectives and experiences of historically underrepresented communities in media and journalism?

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College Board to Release Updated African American Studies AP Course Plans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College Board will release an updated version of its African American studies Advanced Placement course Feb. This framework, under development since March 2022, replaces the preliminary pilot course framework under discussion to date,” College Board said. 1, The Hill reported. This comes amid Florida Gov.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Dr. Donna Y.

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Going Back to School Means Increasing Black/Minoritized Family Engagement Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

achievement and opportunity gaps, underachievement, excessive and unjust suspensions and expulsions, overrepresentation in special education , and underrepresentation in gifted and talented education, Advanced Placement ), it behooves educators to not just increase minoritized students’ engagement , but to also increase their family’s engagement.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When cultural ways of being and cultural differences are framed as assets rather than problems, unnecessary special education referrals, labeling, and placements will decrease. Thus, it is critically important that all students are provided access to a rigorous curriculum in high school to prepare them to be college and/or career ready.

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Dear David 2.0: Unmasking the College Board’s Profiteering at Educators’ Expense

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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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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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Most of the 13-year-old cohort tested by NAEP in Fall 2022 will enter high school in Fall 2023 and begin entering college in Fall 2027. High school grades are no longer as reliable, standardized test scores became optional for admissions, and placement tests were often abandoned or replaced with alternatives.