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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

Conversely, some education professionals presume that intelligence tests measure unlearned abilities — abilities independent of or less dependent on instruction and education — and they (mis)interpret low performance on intelligence tests with low cognitive ability and potential. Dr. Edward C. Fletcher Jr.

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Going Back to School Means Increasing Black/Minoritized Family Engagement Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I like the simple, straightforward definition of engagement set forth by the Connecticut State Department of Education : “Family engagement is a full, equal, and equitable partnership among families, educators, and community partners to promote children’s learning from birth through college and career.” In 2022, the U.S.

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Best AP Classes for High School Students: CollegeAdvisor x StudyLab

Student Research Foundation

Choosing your Advanced Placement (AP) courses is an important decision, one that can impact both your high school and college career. AP classes are part of CollegeBoard’s Advanced Placement Program. With all that in mind, there is no definitive answer to which AP classes will best prepare you for college. What are AP Classes?

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How to Recruit Adult Career Switchers

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And so there's definitely a disconnect and so we are having a lot of conversations with institutional leaders about the resources that they need to increase their market share of adult learners, while also setting realistic enrollment goals, right? BD: Yeah, definitely. And by growth, I mean extremely large growth of double digits.