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Report: Work Remains to Ensure Postsecondary Education Access in Prison

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Each state, the Bureau of Prisons, and Puerto Rico now have a process in place for assessing prison education programs proposals from colleges, according to a report released by the Vera Institute of Justice. Building out quality higher education in prisons will take time but based on our findings, we’re on our way.”

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Disabilities Access is About Holding Space

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Margaret Price’s life and work twines about the experiences of people with disabilities in higher education. “My We must recognize how academic practices of ‘access’ become so destructive, and where we want to go instead,” she wrote. Yet, at no point did anyone ask me about my access needs, either through formal or informal channels.

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Reducing Barriers Like Standardized Test Requirements Expands Access

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, most higher education institutions opted to eliminate the requirement that applicants submit standardized test scores such as the ACT and SAT. Dr. Suzanne M. Only about 40 percent do. Dr. Suzanne M. Rivera is president of Macalester College in St.

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Equity in Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher education has long been a key driver of economic prosperity and social mobility in the United States. Part of the issue stems from the fact that many students of color come from underfunded high schools, which offer fewer educational resources, advanced courses, and extracurricular programs. Department of Education has embraced.

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Legacy Looms Large in College Admissions, Perpetuating Inequities in College Access

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Supreme Court struck down the use of race-conscious admissions in higher education. A new IHEP analysis of data released through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reveals the prevalence of legacy admissions policies among selective colleges and universities. How widespread are legacy admissions policies?

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As Federal Connectivity Programs Sunset, Internet Access Remains Critical

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The program emerged as a way to help families remain connected to workforce and educational opportunities as they moved online. Being able to provide people access to those opportunities and resources needed to do their work, to engage in their own learning and in school – I think it's a significant loss with the ending of this [program.]”

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Proposed Regulations Looks to Increase College Access

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New proposed regulations could increase college access for high school students and provide better public data on student outcomes, according to officials at the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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