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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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His dedication to the work would eventually increase student placement rate for Xavier by 50%, building a pipeline to both Ivy League institutions and regional or local graduate schools. now retired, is a fellow Xavier alum who spent 21 years working at Xavier in the office of Graduate Placement. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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Black Students Less Likely Identified for Special Ed When They Have Black Teachers

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That can be problematic, to the extent that both of those placements are kind of associated with longer-term student trajectories.” And so, to not find that for the gifted placement was super interesting to me." In the beginning when we started this work, I had that hypothesis.

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Judge Orders North Idaho College to Reinstate NIC President Placed on Leave Without Cause

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North Idaho College (NIC) has been court-ordered to reinstate NIC President Dr. Nick Swayne, who was placed on administrative leave without cause late last year, The Spokesman-Review reported. But nothing in his contract indicates that he would be just an interim placement, the court found. His contract runs at least until Jun.

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College Board to Release Updated African American Studies AP Course Plans

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College Board will release an updated version of its African American studies Advanced Placement course Feb. Ron DeSantis’s administration blocking initial pilot program plans in Florida high schools. 1, The Hill reported. This comes amid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis College Board did not attribute the revisions to Florida’s rejection.

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New Book Examines Foster Care Students in College

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“The reality is, most people know very little to nothing about foster care, and the little they do is curated by the media and stereotypical images that paint foster care youth as deviant, incorrigible, and the reason for their placement in the foster care system,” said Johnson. There’s a lot of learning and unlearning the public needs to do.”

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

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In my mind, I want everyone to attend an HBCU if they can, but we also know that’s not the right placement for every student depending on where they’re from, and so basically, it’s our alternative to that,” he said, adding that he wants to replicate the HBCU experience for the students who enroll in the Honors College. “I’m

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Scholars of Urban Education Gather for Solutions-Based Conference

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Additionally, Ladson-Billings noted that 75% of Black students who are considered eligible for advanced placement (AP) courses never take one, in part because so many of these students are enrolled in schools where these accelerated courses are not even offered. But that's the reality."

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