Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. Despite these gains, Latino students continue to face several hurdles during their academic and career pursuits, such as insufficient financial literacy, career planning, and financial assistance. Additionally, their purchasing power of $3.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Participating in policy debate programs in grade school is associated with improvements in English language arts (ELA) and better odds of graduating and going to college, according to findings from a new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But with the revival of a way for those in prison to better access higher education, per the Second Chance Pell pilot program in 2015 , ITHAKA saw the potential to do more. ITHAKA realized that this little, tiny thumb drive may not be enough to support higher education at scale,” Burnett said. “So,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. Santiago and Sarita E. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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SRI Education

JULY 28, 2023

2016; Huang, 2018; Okonofua & Eberhardt, 2015; Tenenbaum & Ruck, 2007). This suggests a need for parenting education and support programs that can help parents learn new strategies to address or prevent their child from displaying challenging behaviors (see below!). Journal of Educational Research, 111 (3), 284–294.

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