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Estimate and recognize costs of equity gaps (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Equity gaps are not only unjust; they are also expensive. The term “equity gap” refers to systematic differences in outcomes that vary across student groups. Publicly identifying those costs is an important first step in closing equity gaps. When it comes to equity gaps, they do. He holds a Ph.D.

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Student Success & Equity with Kathy Booth

Continuous Learning Institute

There are definitely some occupations like welding and truck driving where you can do a short amount of training and get a really decent salary. Unfortunately, that is not what the labor market shows. But for most folks, that just isn't true." "We Al Solano Al is Founder & Coach at the Continuous Learning Institute.

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Student Success & Equity with Dr. Christine Harrington

Continuous Learning Institute

Definition by contributing author, Adrian Martin.] A big believer in kindness, he helps institutions of higher education to plan and implement homegrown practices to improve student success and equity by coaching them through a process based on what he calls the "Three Cs": Clarity, Coherence, Consensus.

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The Quality – Equity Bond: Advancing Equity and Quality in Online Learning Today

WCET Frontiers

Today I’m thrilled to help kick off our Frontiers and WCET Steering Committee working group series on equity and quality in higher education digital learning. Throughout the next several weeks, we will hear from Steering Committee members and experts in the field discuss the bond between quality digital learning and equity.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Creating data management systems in real time so that staff are trained to use that data and to think about it as an equity tool.

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California Community College Professors Sue, Alleging New DEI Rules Violate First Amendment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California community college professors are suing state officials, alleging that new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules put in place violated their First Amendment rights, The Hill reported. These regulations are a totalitarian triple-whammy,” FIRE attorney Daniel Ortner said.

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Affirmative Action and the Myth of Merit

Inside Higher Ed

A more inclusive definition of merit provides an opportunity for higher ed to reinvent itself after the Supreme Court’s damaging decision, Demetria D. Frank, Darrell D. Jackson and Jamila Jefferson-Jones write. Although the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v.

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