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EQUALITY, Spring 2024

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EQUALITY, Spring 2024 May 3, 2024 — by Terrance L. January to May 2024 At COE’s Policy Seminar, Secretary Cardona urged education advocates to action, stressing the importance of advocacy, inclusivity, and collective effort to advance educational equity, drawing from his personal journey as a first-generation college student.

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Letter from the Exectuive Director : March 2024

Believe in Students

We also released a series of reports documenting the impact of our emergency aid distribution over the last three years, including one that showed that more than 90% of students who received emergency grants were able to persist to the next semester of school. I can’t wait to share all that comes for this work in 2024.

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dueñas says her work calls upon “researchers, educators, [and] even, at times, policymakers to think about the ways in which policies, curriculums, rules, bylaws. affect the day-to-day lives of students.” and she received a 2019 Graduate Peer Mentor Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School, among others.

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How we’re helping look after the mental health of children and young people

The Education Hub

You can read more about the report on Gov.uk.  A range of mental health and wellbeing support is available for pupils, students and teaching staff, from grants to train senior mental health leads in schools to online support for university students.

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President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget

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President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget March 10, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones The proposed increase will help put many first-generation, low-income students on the path to college access, success, and the American Dream. It is said that a budget reflects one’s values.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill

COE

Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill March 14, 2024 — by Terrance L. The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill Press Releases The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S.

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home May 10, 2024 — by Terrance L. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Hamm Click to view the page: Level Up: Unite Voices. Create Change. Blog Level Up: Unite Voices.