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Educators as Co-Conspirators in Decolonizing Education for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, some states have banned books due to race and gender, which can put educators at odds with non-discriminatory policies. GATE, Advanced Placement). Denied access to advanced programming and courses contributes to underachievement, boredom, and possibly behavioral problems for Black boys and girls. Dr. Erik M.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When cultural ways of being and cultural differences are framed as assets rather than problems, unnecessary special education referrals, labeling, and placements will decrease. I ts date of 1933 notwithstanding, Woodson’s Miseducation of the Negro book remains timely and timeless. c. Disciplinary overrepresentation.

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This negative indoctrination starts early, as demonstration in a children’s book. Our fifth move is decolonizing experiential learning or field placement. Our experiential learning or field placement assessments should also be decolonized (see above for examples) to avoid drive-by teaching.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This experience served as the fundamental reason I focused my dissertation and first book on gifted and talented Black students who became underachievers. I wanted my son to do well, so I waited. He was advanced but soon disengaged due to boredom based on lack of challenge.

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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Using traditional sources of financial aid and TFJSA funds, Alamo sent a special cohort of 10 students to CHCP’s program at no cost for tuition, laptop, books, and course materials. The program will cover job training, job placement, and retention services, but not student stipends. Nine of them were female, and nine were over 25.

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A Clarion Call for Change: Four Black Scholars Reflect on the Critical Need for More Educators of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She often played music by Bob Marley, and we read poetry books by Shel Silverstein (i.e., I responded to the challenge and read the book. For example, we add culture to everything associated with gifted and talented education, Advanced Placement, special education, discipline, college and career readiness, and counseling.

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New Book Examines Foster Care Students in College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In his new book, From Foster Care to College , Dr. Royel M. The reality is, most people know very little to nothing about foster care, and the little they do is curated by the media and stereotypical images that paint foster care youth as deviant, incorrigible, and the reason for their placement in the foster care system,” said Johnson.

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