Series: College and Career Readiness Through a Race-Conscious Lens

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…

In California, you can often find residents from around the world. It’s the same phenomenon in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), home to nearly 30,000 students grades 7-12,…

Imagine how schools might be different if educators co-crafted their content, policies, procedures, and expectations with the young people they teach. Critical pedagogy centers those who are experiencing a problem…

Students have unique ambitions and perspectives that they often voice through school projects. From learning how to effectively work with others to how to prioritize and set goals, these skills…

College and career readiness are often assessed by indicators such as test scores and grade point averages. But there are other ways to forecast and encourage student success, by centering…

As her first semester of college at Delaware State University began in fall 2020, Kadiatu Mansaray had a problem: She didn’t have a computer. While the first-year college student was…

Going to college or entering the workforce after graduating from high school are quintessential milestones for our nation’s students. Preparing for these key life events starts long before a student…