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Expanding Federal Work Study to Create a More Diverse Teacher Pipeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Though the move was met with little fanfare, it could help schools simultaneously address two of the biggest challenges they face today: delivering high-impact tutoring to all students at scale and creating a diverse teacher workforce. And in June 2023, the nation’s report card showed reading scores among 13-year-olds hit a 50-year low.

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Minority ethnic Britons’ educational success not reflected in pay, study finds

The Guardian - Higher Education

‘Clear evidence’ of discrimination in terms of salary and careers despite academic progress, IFS study finds Most minority ethnic groups in the UK have made remarkable progress in educational achievement but “clear evidence” of discrimination remains in their pay and careers, according to a study published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Achieving the Dream (ATD) launched an innovative regional Professional Learning Community (PLC) project to strengthen career pathways for communities, the college eagerly applied and was awarded a grant to participate.

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Cultivating global learner ownership from high school to higher education

The PIE News

Students, and their families, recognise the power in differentiated education and the Rosedale OSSD shifts the educational focus from content to competencies, while reducing achievement barriers and impediments to global citizenship.

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This Pride Month, let’s celebrate and continue the fight for equality

UW Presidential Blog

UW Medicine – LGBTQ Health Pathway – Medical school education on culturally responsive care for the LGBTQ population. It’s a chance to honor the work and achievements of LGBTQIA+ people who have led the long — and ongoing — fight for dignity, safety and equality. Title IX Office – LGBTQ resources.

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How open admissions is dismantling educational barriers for art students

University Business

Most of the students would not perform well on standardized tests, and their grades reflect their high school educational challenges. As a school administrator deciding who gets in and who doesn’t, the question here becomes clear: should these students also be granted access to an art and design university education?

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New network calls for spotlight on Black student enrollment

Inside Higher Ed

” The call to action notes that if every Black adult in the workforce with a high school education earned as much as the average Black college graduate, they would collectively have an estimated $222 billion more in lifetime earnings. economy.

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