Advanced Coursework Equity Act is a Big Opportunity for Students of Color to Access Advanced Courses
August 13, 2020 by Courtney Bollig, Kayla Patrick Our national attention span is currently functioning like a TV that switches between several anxiety-inducing channels. On one channel: Schools are struggling to make the right decisions about reopening. Click:…
Recognizing Teachers Who Teach Advanced Coursework
May 04, 2020 by Letisha Marrero APUSH: That’s the sardonic acronym that students in our neighborhood high school call Advanced Placement United States History. To most ninth graders — including my child — the class is…
Advanced Coursework in Your State
January 09, 2020 by EdTrust The data in this tool examines whether Black and Latino students are fairly represented in advanced courses, in each…
Inequities in Advanced Coursework
January 09, 2020 by Black and Latino students across the country experience inequitable access to advanced coursework opportunities. They are locked out of…
Black and Latino Students Shut Out of Advanced Coursework Opportunities
January 09, 2020 by EdTrust Ed Trust Identifies the Barriers That Keep Black and Latino Students Unequally Represented in Advanced Coursework WASHINGTON – Black and Latino students across the country have unequal access to advanced…
Getting To & Through College: The Benefits of Taking Advanced Coursework
January 08, 2020 by Gabriela Montell Colleges are the pipeline to good jobs and the middle class, yet for many students of color and students from low-income backgrounds, a higher education degree remains out of reach.…
5 Things to Advance Equity in Access to and Success in Advanced Coursework
December 09, 2019 by EdTrust Use data to identify the barriers that prevent students of color and students from low-income families from enrolling in…
6 Ways to Make Dual Enrollment Programs Equitable
May 23, 2019 by Kayla Patrick Dual enrollment programs — which are partnerships between school districts and institutions of higher education that allow high school students to enroll in college courses and earn college credit —…
How Civic Engagement and Activism Begin In the Classroom
August 02, 2018 by Chandler Nutall Civics education should happen early and often, because it affects our everyday lives. Whether you are watching the news on your television, listening to it on the radio, or checking…