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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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How to Attract Diverse Families with Financial Aid

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Private K-12 schools are known for providing unparalleled educational experiences , smaller class sizes, and individualized attention. Here are some key strategies schools can adopt to ensure families understand that a private education can be within reach, regardless of financial circumstances.

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How a Tutor Can Help a Student With Dyslexia: Empowering Success Through Specialized Support

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These methods may include phonemic awareness exercises, structured literacy programs, and the incorporation of technology tools. Students benefit not only from improved reading skills but also from feeling understood and supported by educators who genuinely get dyslexia. Were proud to offer: 1.

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The New McCarthyism is Here. Will Higher Ed Say No?

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It instructed the University to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs under whatever name, and to cease any admissions or hiring practices that consider race, gender, or even proxies for race. Left-handed people dont experience worse educational outcomes than right-handed people. Theres no intervention needed.

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Statues Don’t Pay Stipends: Bethune at 150 and the Cost of Invisible Labor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Each ride was more than dollars and cents; it was a manifesto: women’s work—and the invisible labor and mothering sewn into its seams—belongs at the heart of education. At HBCUs, we educate people out of supporting us, sending our best scholars elsewhere for graduate and professional degrees. Center women’s labor here.

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Senator Murray Blocks Trump Education Nominee as Funding Crisis Deepens

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The funding freeze affects six critical federal education programs that support teacher professional development, English language learning, after-school programs, and services for migrant children. billion for Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, which fund professional development and activities to improve teacher effectiveness.