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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

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Ford and hearts as they seek to provide Black students with rigorous and relevant instructional styles and strategies. I consider Dr. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies.

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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

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Ezeonu previously served as where Vice President of Instruction at Green River College from July 2018 through February 2025. During her time there, she led full-time and adjunct faculty recruitment, development, retention and evaluation, curriculum and instruction.

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They are Ready! Transforming the Narrative to Engage Black Males in Educational Settings

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Therefore, it is imperative - non-negotiable - that educators, practitioners and decision makers see them as the best and brightest and communicate to these capable Black males that they have purpose, they are innovators, and they have gifts and talents that will enhance and enrich our society for generations to come. Communicate.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

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Combined with the Apple App Store, which first debuted in 2008 with 500 phone applications, in less than 20 years, technology has revolutionized how the average consumer communicates, entertains themselves, and obtains information. Remarkably, of those attending, 32% of all community college attendees are first-generation college students.

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Why Students of Color Should Study Foreign Languages

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Finally, let me note that the benefits of knowing a second language include the following: children who receive early language instruction derive the benefits of improved overall school performance and superior problem-solving skills; students of foreign languages tend to score higher on standardized tests conducted in English.

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Why Inclusive Education Is So Difficult to Defend and Deliver

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When instruction includes novel, emotionally or intellectually stimulating features, students show greater attention, motivation, and cognitive performance, particularly in STEM and technical subjects (see Guo & Fryer, 2025 ; Hidi & Renninger, 2006 ). And the research supporting inclusive education is both robust and clear.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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“All of this reflects our commitment to serve our students and also our community by addressing the Bay Area’s need for a highly skilled workforce.” Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public HSI located in Alpine, Texas, with instructional sites along the U.S.-Mexico

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