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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The affected programs specifically addressed critical shortage areas including science, mathematics, career and technical education, early childhood education, special education, and instruction for English language learners. Michigan lost TQP grants focused on addressing teacher shortages and improving literacy instruction.

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University at Buffalo Awarded $10 million Grant to Establish National Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI

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Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to establish the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI). This significant award from the Department of Education underscores UB’s longstanding national and international leadership in artificial intelligence,” said UB President Dr. Satish K. Tripathi. “In

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Pepperdine University Professor Seeks to Give High School Students a Head Start

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A Pepperdine University professor has been working on a pilot instructional program to give high school students a head start when it comes to understanding math. Roberson, who teaches statistics in Pepperdine’s political science program, served as one of the initiative’s teachers, instructing students on algebra.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%. Currently, 60.1%

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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culturally relevant and sustaining teaching) and high-quality instruction (i.e., While anti-racism mitigated this, educators also need supporting anti-racist, administrative leadership and policies. curriculum and instruction, and assessment). 7) Adopt multicultural education practices and principles (e.g.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. Dr. Erika D. Beck CSUN President Dr. Erika D.

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Districts are still struggling with low reading proficiency. These barriers are probably why.

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Few prep programs, if any, include a curriculum conferring scientifically-based reading instruction methods or the five components of literacy. Many Principals Lack the Knowledge to Reinforce Sound Reading Instruction Principal investment is critical to teacher success in literacy instruction.