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Study: Researchers Find Relationship Between Grades and Test Scores Examined in Context of Available Opportunities and College Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Indicators of high school grades and standardized test scores that account for available school, neighborhood, and family resources are strongly associated with those students’ college success, a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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Replacing Affirmative Action with ‘Positive Practices’

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Keeping track of the students’ academic progress will provide the postsecondary institutions with adequate information to make offers of direct admissions at the appropriate time, where acceptance and a guaranteed spot is extended even before an application is submitted. It must also be a call to action. Dr. William B.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Further, school counselors must be trained in using an equity-based lens to help students of color explore various career options and postsecondary opportunities in preparation to enter a global, diverse, and technological workforce. Career and Technical Education Research, 43 (1), 77-98. internships). “Out with the old.

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Pride in the Halls

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The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. The Point Foundation was founded in 2001 and most of its early applicants were gay males whose parents refused to pay for college after they came out.

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PowerSchool and EAB Partner to Simplify College Admissions and Expand College Access for Millions of Students

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Beginning in 2024, Naviance students will be able to easily create anonymous profiles and receive direct offers of college admission and scholarships—with no applications required. We’re thrilled to partner with EAB to make college admissions more accessible for more students, driving equity and support for historically underserved students.”

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EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage

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Professional and Adult Education Adult learners are a unique audience whether they are served through traditional graduate programs, non-credit offerings, degree completion programs, or short-format credentials across on-campus, online, and hybrid modalities.

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California Community College Leader Urges Funding for Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program After Bill Stalls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to Curry's letter, as of June 6, the California State University Central Office, which oversees the application process, had received applications from two University of California campuses, three CSU campuses, one private university, and 36 California Community Colleges.

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