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Educators as Co-Conspirators in Decolonizing Education for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

GATE, Advanced Placement). They are not only inequitably overrepresented in special education, but they have no representation in rigorous coursework or gifted and talented programs (i.e.,

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Community College Leader Recognized as 2023 Diverse Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Relatedly is the need for faculty to focus on labor acknowledgement which recognizes slavery and enslaved people.

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Focus on the Future: Dream Award Scholar Arleen Alcaraz-Cano

Scholarship America

I enrolled in an advanced placement Computer Science (CS) class that year and I quickly realized how intricate and valuable the process of programming is. Through all of it, Arleen juggled her responsibilities at home with classes at Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy in Dallas, Texas—where she discovered a focus for her future.

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What Tools Can Help Students Pick Colleges if the USNews College Rankings Go Away?

Student Research Foundation

That magazine will continue to rank law schools by considering data that schools do not provide – like job placements that students get after graduation, acceptance rates, and other factors that can be gathered from other sources. . Will colleges also stop submitting their data to USNews for the college rankings issue?

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The AP Program: The Good News and the Bad News

College Planners of America

Earning high grades on Advanced Placement (AP) exams can foster both results. In an article in Atlantic Magazine , he said, “ Fraudulent schemes come in all shapes and sizes. That’s the case with Advanced Placement courses, one of the great frauds perpetrated on American high-school students. ” However, many do not.

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The AP Program: The Good News and the Bad News

College Planners of America

Earning high grades on Advanced Placement (AP) exams can foster both results. In an article in Atlantic Magazine , he said, “ Fraudulent schemes come in all shapes and sizes. That’s the case with Advanced Placement courses, one of the great frauds perpetrated on American high-school students. ” However, many do not.