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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Additionally, a local middle school math teacher was hired to teach geometry, and the church provided one of its tutors to assist. The initiative will also seek to grow its roster of teachers and tutors. I think Dr. Roberson’s Ahead of the Game exemplifies the idea that every child has a civil right to gain math literacy.”

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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%.

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How can colleges use predictive algorithms equitably? A conversation with Dr. Denisa Gándara

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

We recently spoke with one of the report’s authors, Dr. Denisa Gándara , an IHEP Board Member and an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at The University of Texas at Austin about the implications of her research for institutions seeking to equitably improve student outcomes.

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Amplifying Student Care at DeVry University with Integrated Technology

Civitas Learning

The Challenge: Enhancing Student Engagement and Scaling Proactive Support A business request to improve tutoring usage revealed that students not only consistently underutilized tutoring but also struggled to engage with DeVry’s many support services. Driving Student Awareness: Tutoring awareness increased by 500 basis points.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

Support your students from day one by making financial literacy a mandatory part of your orientation process. Financial Literacy: Virtual and in-person training is provided to students. The information gleaned from these polls enables leadership to develop targeted solutions that directly address students' needs.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

COE

If approved by Congress, this funding increase would allow Federal TRIO programs to move closer towards its goal of providing 1 million students with individualized support services, academic tutoring and individual counseling, financial literacy, and other needed resources to be successful in their academic careers.

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President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget

COE

If approved by Congress, this funding increase would allow Federal TRIO programs to move closer towards its goal of providing 1 million students with individualized support services, academic tutoring and individual counseling, financial literacy, and other needed resources to be successful in their academic careers.