Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These two educational fields rely extensively on tests, often exclusively, to make educational and placement decisions that negatively affect Black student school engagement and performance, which contributes to underachievement – performing lower than they are capable of performing, as shared in our opening statements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Toldson Although the College Board has significantly expanded its AP courses over the past two decades, they have not effectively addressed longstanding racial equity issues. Beyond the content, the process, procedures and placement of the course within the current system, will do little to help dismantle oppression.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

“We saw evidence that relationships were critical to fill in that missing variable to the completion and economic advancement equation,” said Michael Collins, JFF vice president and leader of JFF’s Center for Racial Economic Equity. “We We wanted to create a framework and supports for institutions.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

Rather than protecting programs that advance equity in education and opportunities, the increasingly polarized Supreme Court has now banned them. Testing performance, access to Advanced Placement tests, likelihood of school suspension and other categorical inequities are marked along racial lines.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

It becomes an equity issue,” said Kim Hughes, director of the UTeach Institute at the University of Texas. There will also be funding to cover books and other materials, as well as travel to and from student teaching placements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our fifth move is decolonizing experiential learning or field placement. Our experiential learning or field placement assessments should also be decolonized (see above for examples) to avoid drive-by teaching. Similarly, educators become aware of the impact of colonialism on grading practices and strive for fairness and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Parents and caretakers are always concerned about educational costs, degree competition and job placement, and if a safe and healthy campus environment is provided for their students,” said Dr. Davida L. The children of these parents had engaged in one or more college search behaviors involving four-year institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

Rivera noted that a previous placement exam once used in the MCCCD placed many students in developmental courses and was biased against first-generation students in particular. “I think sometimes that’s a struggle when we’re working with employees or even community members that have come from a different background,” said Rivera.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

For example, we add culture to everything associated with gifted and talented education, Advanced Placement, special education, discipline, college and career readiness, and counseling. 8) Recruits allies – engages with white students and/or adults to be proponents of anti-racism, equity, and cultural competence. (9) Dr. Erik M.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Given the extensive barriers individuals with criminal convictions face accessing employment, these policy interventions increase the likelihood of positive workforce placement upon completion of a degree. Simply put, institutions should develop programs for incarcerated students that are broadly applicable and assist in job placement.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To ensure fairness and equity in the financial aid process, schools must rely on objective criteria. Additionally, strong academic programs, including advanced placement and honors courses, can offer a challenging and rewarding learning experience.

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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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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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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

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. The Moon Shot for Equity Learn how our partners are closing regional equity gaps. Traditional placement tests are clunky and high-stakes.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

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. The Moon Shot for Equity Learn how our partners are closing regional equity gaps. Traditional placement tests are clunky and high-stakes.

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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.

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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.”. “While this early discrimination hurt, they could call me ‘savage’, but they could never call me stupid. Even as she was striving to achieve in the classroom, Leila struggled with depression and anxiety.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Read more: Recommendations on customizing your early alert system to close equity gaps and help more students graduate. It's essential that your messaging is deliberate; click here to explore how to implement equity-based communication strategies. Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s 3.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Prospective students are increasingly paying attention to graduate job placement rates before choosing which college to attend. Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment. A Playbook for Transforming College-to-Career. Thu, 09/08/2022 - 06:00. College to Career. University Culture. For many students, it's also the primary goal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

Though the phraseology of diversity, equity, and inclusion was not expressly used in the way that it currently is during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s s lifetime, I contend that King's life and work were, in large part, about the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Unsurprisingly, multicultural diversity was a frequent topic of conversation both within the context of equity initiatives and the political climate around DEI. Job placement: Building out connections with employers to provide students with clear pathways into the workforce.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Showcase Campus Diversity and Inclusion: Emphasize your institution’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Share Alumni Stories and Career Opportunities: Emphasize internship and job placement opportunities, partnerships with employers, and career development services.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Unsurprisingly, multicultural diversity was a frequent topic of conversation both within the context of equity initiatives and the political climate around DEI. Job placement: Building out connections with employers to provide students with clear pathways into the workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2024

Sacramento State/Andrea Price “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,” said Sacramento State President Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

“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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

The formal interview is no time for the search committee and administrators to shy away from directly asking applicants questions and giving scenarios about equity, diversity, and inclusion. 8. Black students are underrepresented in gifted and talented education, Advanced Placement, and other courses for advanced students.

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

It could be a controversial political appointment, to the board of trustees of someone that students don't serve in the same, or identify the same political party as that individual or some controversy around that person's placement. It could be something that's happening outside of the institution. So, you can do that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

More specifically, the authors explain several problems/issues confronting Black male students in P-12 gifted and talented, advanced placement, and special education programs, along with the school-to-prison pipeline – inequitable discipline in the form of suspensions and expulsions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2023

After her time at PTC, McManus returned to her alma mater and worked as the coordinator of educational career services and placement. When a new governor came into office, all sex equity programs were cut across the state,” says McManus, who also worked as a counselor, program coordinator, and instructor inside the juvenile justice facility.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

Additionally, through TimelyCare’s partnership with Violet , a full-suite health equity platform, care providers go through Violet’s cultural competence upskilling program to deliver improved identity-centered care for BIPOC, LGBQ, and TGNC patients. These issues often affect transgender students throughout their academic journey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

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. Equity : fairness, justness, access, impartiality, open-minded, resource allocation, balance, necessary accommodation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

The shoppers will check whether schools across all higher ed sectors are misleading students and families about credit transferability, job placement rates, and graduates’ future earning potential, among other concerns, according to a press release from the Department of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Given the ubiquitous attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion ( DEI ) led by current and aspiring politicians, including former President Donald J. We have witnessed alarming attacks and the prohibiting of the College Board Advanced Placement African American Studies course in selected states.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the same time, scholars are working around the clock to stave off ongoing anti-DEI legislation that has already taken hold in states like Florida and Texas, where many politicians campaigned against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Affirmative action struck down The U.S.

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