Category: Black & Latino Students

Black Joy Consortium for Reimagining Education 2023 Platform Priorities

files April 04, 2023 by EdTrust

The Black Joy Consortium is aligned to a vision for a reimagined education system that fully prepares Black students…

Public Comment to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) on Improving Campus Racial Climate for Students of Color

newspaper March 06, 2023 by Jessie Hernandez-Reyes

Good afternoon. My name is Jessie Hernandez-Reyes. I’m a senior policy analyst for higher education at The Education Trust, which works to dismantle racial and economic barriers in the U.S.…

Why Are Black and Latino Students Shut Out of AP STEM Courses?

files video April 21, 2022 by Kayla Patrick, Jonathan Davis, Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D.

2 in 5 Black and Latino students say they really enjoy STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) courses and…

Black, Latina Child Care Providers Face Heaviest Burden in Struggling Industry

newspaper February 22, 2022 by EdTrust

New research by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Education Trust finds compounding inequities magnify challenges for female child care providers of color Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of…

As Districts Face Teacher Shortages, Black and Latino Students Are More Likely to Have Novice Teachers Than Their White Peers

newspaper December 15, 2021 by EdTrust

New research by The Education Trust looks at the unique disparities Black and Latino students face in access to experienced teachers WASHINGTON— When even one teacher leaves the classroom, the…

Getting Black Students Better Access to Non-Novice Teachers

files December 15, 2021 by Sarah Mehrotra, Ivy Morgan, Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D.

Every year, thousands of individuals take on one of the most important jobs: TEACHING. While new teachers bring energy…

Getting Latino Students Better Access to Non-Novice Teachers

files December 15, 2021 by Sarah Mehrotra, Ivy Morgan, Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D.

Every year, thousands of individuals take on one of the most important jobs: TEACHING. While new teachers bring energy…

Black Undergraduate Women Reflect on What Prepared Them for College

article-cropped November 29, 2021 by Janice A. Byrd

The hashtag #BlackGirlMagic was created by a Black early childhood educator named CaShawn Thompson in 2015 as a way to “celebrate the beauty, power and resilience of Black women” and…

Tennessee Policymakers Should Use College Funding Levers to Enroll and Graduate More Black and Latino Students

article-cropped July 07, 2021 by Kiah Albritton

As policymakers and higher education leaders convene in Nashville this week to review Tennessee’s outcomes-based funding (OBF) formula for the state’s public colleges and universities, they should use this opportunity…