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The Sooner, The Better: Building Financial Literacy Among Black Students (and Communities)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In my journey to seek generational wealth so did a rising devotion to teaching financial literacy to Blacks and Brown communities. Soon, I will be teaching a course on working with children and youth who live in poverty. Begin teaching financial literacy in elementary school. We were low income, free and reduced lunch status.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, instead of promoting the success of culturally relevant teaching strategies, according to a report by the National Association of Educators and an Education Week article , states are conflating culturally relevant teaching practices with critical race theory and are therefore adopting laws to ban the use of this pedagogical approach.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite decreasing interest for working in education, enrollment trends for the two states’ high school introductory teaching courses complicated the story. According to the report, enrollment in Tennessee’s Teaching as a Profession courses has been on the rise from 2018 to 2022, alongside the number of schools offering such courses.

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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I consider Dr. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies. I define instructional violence as intentional and unintentional teaching/pedagogical styles and strategies that negatively affect the academic, psychological, emotional, and behavioral needs of students.

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Sacred Heart University Partners with School District to Help Diversify Teaching Profession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. SHU joins other institutions and national initiatives aimed at diversifying the teaching profession. We asked, and Sacred Heart delivered.”

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alessandra Lynch, Butler University; Dr. Joshua Bennett Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Teach your students to be human as you teach them everything else. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alessandra Lynch, Butler University; Dr. Joshua Bennett Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Teach your students to be human as you teach them everything else. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof.