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MAY 22, 2025

Fagan noted that every student that comes to Temple has the academic ability to succeed, but especially post-pandemic they may be behind in college literacy (how to navigate higher education). There was a marked increase among first-generation students and students of color in applications, admissions and enrollment.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Helping students develop critical thinking skills, media literacy, and historical context are central to my practice. In my classroom, we engage with complexity. We analyze causes, structures, power dynamics, patterns, and solutions. But we do not waste time debating whether oppression is real.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Yet, one critical skill is often overlookedfinancial literacy. Financial literacy is more than knowing what a credit card is or how interest rates work. For universities targeting improved academic success and student satisfaction, providing financial literacy support can be a game-changer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2025

She called out the need for media literacy among our youth, who are often misled or confused about whats true. They took our word woke and twisted it into something divisive and dangerous, she said. The original term was meant toempower and enlightenpeople of color, yet now it's used as a slur to silence those demanding equity.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Winn has authored a number of books including Writing in Rhythm: Spoken Word Poetry in Urban Classrooms; Black Literate Lives: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives; Girl Time: Literacy, Justice, and the School-to- Her forthcoming book, Futuring Black Lives: Independent Black Institutions and the Literary Imagination, examines the role of print (..)

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JANUARY 29, 2025

She is researching how these disparities relate to adolescent mental health literacy and issues of social inequality across different kinds of schools. Her project combines both empirical and qualitative data, drawing from her own study design and interviews with mental health experts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2025

These actions benefit all trainees and practitioners by normalizing emotional honesty, strengthening racial literacy, and promoting sustainable practice. Wellness must go beyond generic stress relief to address race-specific emotional needs.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Programs that blend financial literacy with discussions on community impact, for example, help Latino men see the connections between economic policy and civic engagement.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These methods may include phonemic awareness exercises, structured literacy programs, and the incorporation of technology tools. Theyre familiar with structured literacy programs such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, and other research-based approaches proven to support dyslexic learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Current Fresno State students serve as culturally responsive ambassadors trained to work with students and families, making in-person visits to local high schools, offering guidance on admissions, college knowledge, awareness of degree majors and career pathways, financial literacy and accessing support services on campus once enrolled.

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JULY 1, 2025

These help demystify the process, foster peer community, and position the school as a trusted partner in family financial literacy. K‑12 private schools could replicate this model—hosting evening or weekend sessions before the fall aid season. They also create a soft launch into future college guidance.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Offering financial literacy workshops, tuition calculators, or consultations with financial planning experts can help families feel more confident about committing to private education. Your school might also consider multi-year aid packages to provide stability and predictability for families.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

She is researching how these disparities relate to adolescent mental health literacy and issues of social inequality across different kinds of schools. Her project combines both empirical and qualitative data, drawing from her own study design and interviews with mental health experts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

Whats new is that the federal government is now using that logic to impose structural amnesiareplacing racial literacy with silence, and calling it merit. And if we cannot teach, we cannot build the critical literacies that this moment demands. Building Racial Literacies We must expand, not contract, our racial literacies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

They work to help students navigate college, build peer networks, connect with staff, connect with faculty, provide different types of training, including financial literacy, all sorts of really wonderful types of supports wraparound supports that are not commonly found.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The bill also requires all undergraduate students to complete a three-credit "American Civic Literacy" course focusing on founding documents such as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, unless they have applicable AP or College Credit Plus credits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2025

That barter—life skills for literacy—kept Bethune’s kerosene lamps burning long before white philanthropy lit its first match at the then-Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls. More than a century later, the barter persists.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Offering professional development in data literacy and financial aid analytics can help decision-makers make the best use of available information. Bridging the Gap Between Data and Decision-Making Even with access to data, school administrators must be trained to interpret and act on insights effectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2025

The letter, co-led by House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

It wasn’t until I became an adult that I realized that from all of the life lessons learned in our low income household, financial literacy was not one of them. In my journey to seek generational wealth so did a rising devotion to teaching financial literacy to Blacks and Brown communities. Borrowing from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2025

Libraries are also grappling with rapid technological changes, including the implications of artificial intelligence for information literacy and access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2025

Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act are "federal public benefits" subject to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The interpretive rule, published in the Federal Register, clarifies that federal programs under the Carl D.

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JULY 18, 2025

The affected programs serve some of the nation's most vulnerable student populations, including: Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (Title II-A) for teacher professional development 21st Century Community Learning Centers (Title IV-B) for after-school programs Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV-A) for STEM education (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Strategic enrollment leaders must develop cultural humility and data literacy to avoid overgeneralization and instead build nuanced personas that guide outreach. For instance, assuming that all Black or Latino students respond similarly to recruitment strategies ignores regional, familial, and economic differences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Phil Murphy will be receiving a media literacy bill from the New Jersey Senate to sign, a bill that would make New Jersey the first state to mandate information literacy education for all K-12 students. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy “This bill ensures that 1.3 Phil Murphy “This bill ensures that 1.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Creating awareness Financial literacy among college-going students has been a concern among many experts. To counter this trend, Spelman officials say it was important to join with other organizations to promote financial literacy. The tour will focus on education and investment access through Rapunzl's stock simulator app.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It found that more than 70% of Americans fail a basic civic literacy quiz on topics like the three branches of government and the number of Supreme Court justices. That’s why we’re so committed to the National Civics Bee® and other civics literacy programs." More than 75% of adults in the U.S.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Literacy is a core focus area in our efforts to improve lives,” said Wade-Johnson. “We Kathleen Clark, who has led the program since its inception, said children participate in phonological awareness and structured literacy instruction that targets their reading needs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to establish the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is postponing making racial literacy classes mandatory for the 2023-24 school year, NBC 12 reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

NBA star Chris Paul has graduated from Winston-Salem State University and is helping give career advancement and financial literacy opportunities to his fellow graduating classmates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Miguel Cardona Funding to the tune of $179 million in new grants is now available to help improve literacy and academic achievement nationwide, according to officials from the U.S. The new Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant is $149 million to be awarded to 23 states to advance effective, evidence-based literacy practices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Unfortunately, this sentiment holds true for far too many children who enter Kindergarten already behind their peers in terms of literacy skills and too many continue to fall further behind by the time they reach the crucial third-grade mark. The significance of third-grade literacy extends beyond academic success. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Despite these gains, Latino students continue to face several hurdles during their academic and career pursuits, such as insufficient financial literacy, career planning, and financial assistance. Professionals are mostly focused on financial literacy and professionals in graduate school require financing for their continued education.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Winn is also a former elementary and high school English teacher, who examines the intersections of language, literacy, and youth culture — and how nondominant communities have engineered teaching and learning communities at the contours of and adjacent to school settings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

He likened Roberson's efforts to the late Bob Moses, who was a member in the 1960s of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the founder of the math literacy non-profit, The Algebra Project. “[The] 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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

Among them are engaging in collaborative efforts with other entities that focus on enhancing literacy, providing training for high-wage industries, and creating pathways of opportunity for individuals without high school diplomas or GEDs.

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