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Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jaeger and Colclough began a case study that has blossomed into a full program, run by and for faculty, that’s creating peer communities, meeting regional needs, and moving the needle on student retention, persistence, and graduation rates: The North Carolina Teaching and Learning Hubs. We’re faculty led, driven, and focused.

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New SREB Report Advocates for Accessible and High-Quality Pathways to Attract and Retain Teachers in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. Retention of teachers is increasing. SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level.

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Georgia State Prep Program Seeks to Retain Local Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Georgia State University has launched a teacher prep and retention program to help ensure students in metro Atlanta school districts receive stable, qualified classroom instruction. The college is expected to support the professional development of 270 educators over the three-year project.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. SFSU is building targeted responses that directly connect to increasing retention and completion of our Latinx student population.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks?

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Investment in Math Education is Needed to Fuel the STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the context of education, particularly in mathematics, the significance of effective teaching cannot be overstated. Research consistently shows that teacher certification, subject matter knowledge, and teaching experience significantly correlate with higher student achievement.