Tag: education equity

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Tyton Partners Study the Gap Between Dreaming of Equity and Achieving Equity

Tyton Partners have released their annual update for three reports: “Hitting their Stride” “Time for Class”, and “Driving Toward a Degree.” These studies analyze the gap between institutions recognizing the need for equitable changes and the actuality of making those changes. This year, for the first time, the results of all three have been compiled. […]

June 28, 2021

African-American

University of Kentucky Partners With NAACP to Establish New Research Initiative

The University of Kentucky is partnering with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to establish a research initiative focused on education equity, civil rights and social justice.

August 6, 2020

Students

TICAS Calls on Congress to Address Disparities in College Funding

A new brief from The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) adds to growing research about disparities in college funding and the consequential impact on student outcomes. Titled “Inequitable Funding, Inequitable Results: Racial Disparities at Public Colleges,” the issue brief notes that community colleges and regional universities – schools that disproportionately enroll low-income students […]

May 16, 2019

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Arne Duncan Discusses the ‘Politics of Radical Inclusion’

Until Americans care about all children in addition to their own, the country will continue to have “massive inequalities.” That was the overarching message former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan shared with an audience of students, faculty and community members during the Politics of Radical Inclusion Presidential Dialogue Series hosted by Montgomery College president Dr. DeRionne Pollard on Tuesday.

March 5, 2019

Students

UTSA’s Urban Education Institute Brings Data, Support to Local Education Stakeholders

Former Texas state representative Dr. Michael Villarreal is working to make the new Urban Education Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) a trusted community partner for education stakeholders looking to improve educational attainment, outcomes and economic earnings for San Antonio’s students.

February 15, 2019

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JCPS, Simmons College Partner to Increase Teacher Diversity

Staying true to the mission of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), Simmons College of Kentucky will partner with Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to increase and retain the number of minority teachers in the district.

January 19, 2019