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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

After the lengthy test, she informed me that my son scored above average but was ‘socially incompetent’ because he was unfamiliar with items such as a sofa (he said couch) and an outlet (which he called a plug). My personal experiences continue to inform me professionally. Dr. Tanya J.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These results suggest that teachers’ deficit-based evaluations and early biased assessments, during kindergarten, are determining a de facto segregated placement for Black and Latinx students. culturally relevant and sustaining teaching) and high-quality instruction (i.e., curriculum and instruction, and assessment).

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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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Encouraging Private K-12 Transfer Students to Apply for Mid-Year Financial Aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

To encourage these students to apply for financial aid, it’s crucial to provide clear and accessible information. By creating a simplified application with flexible deadlines and clear instructions, schools make the process more accessible and user-friendly for transfer students.

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Addressing Community College Enrollment Concerns

NACAC's Admitted

Academic roadblocks: What trends are the staff in your college’s placement testing office and registrar’s office seeing? This would include the speed and pace of English instruction and the teaching and curriculum approach used for math instruction.) How are students right out of high school doing on the placement tests?

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3 considerations for prison education programs

EAB

The Department of Education plans to release further information on the application process and logistics of offering a PEP soon. 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.

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4 Things to Highlight on Your College Application

Student Research Foundation

In this blog post, we’ll provide college application tips about how to get started before you start applying and what information you should highlight on your application. This information is usually easy to fill out—just make sure to spell everything correctly as you complete your application.