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EdTrust Recommends How Schools Can Improve Interactions with Families

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EdTrust has released three reports on family engagement that lays out a different vision for families to be involved with their schools in a way that promotes authentic, culturally responsive family engagement to support students’ academic growth and overall wellbeing. The reports cover a range of family engagement topics, including 1.)

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Report: Minority First-Year Students Less Likely to be Satisfied with College Experience

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And a third feel as though they’ve been discriminated against because of their identities, according to a new EAB report. Bias based on religion or political identity followed behind with 10% of surveyed students reporting having seen it occur on campus. Mental health support remains a core concern for many students.

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HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

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Beyond classrooms and campuses, the impact of HBCUs resonates in various economic and community development initiatives that transcend traditional education boundaries, fostering job growth, workforce development, and training opportunities. Dr. Levon T. billion to their local and regional economies. million per state. million per state.

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Black Americans May Be Thriving, but Racial Struggles Persist

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The Payne Center for Social Justice, which is part of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, has committed to conducting the survey with the same questions and publishing the data annually for the next 100 years. “It It becomes an annual dashboard and snapshot of the state of Black life in America as self-reported,” said Dr. M.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). Ana Valdez VoyageLA According to the report, the economic contributions the Latino community makes to the U.S. are immense.

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Nonprofit Offers Solutions to GAO Report

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In December, the US General Accountability Office (GAO) published a report indicating variation in how colleges show cost and aid information in financial aid offers, which makes it harder for students to compare offers. Approximately 91% of colleges understate or don't include net price in college offers, according to the report.

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Report: Test-Optional Policies Result in Increased Student Diversity

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Test-optional admission policies have resulted in increased application numbers and student diversity at many business schools, according to a recent report by the MBA Roundtable and Wiley. Graduate business programs have eased requirements for cognitive-based standardized testing for admissions in recent years,” the report noted.