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Report Finds Shift to Remote Learning Hardest on BIPOC College Students Share Article Diverse students felt they did not have a seat at the table when pandemic related decisions were made and call on college leaders to include them. The 2021 report is a joint initiative between Every Learner Everywhere & GlobalMindED with support from The Equity Project LLC Without exception, the shift from on campus learning to remote college instruction has most negatively impacted low-income, first generatio...

Credit Pixabay Mothers Day is coming after a year of the coronavirus pandemic. Delmarva Public Medias Don Rush talked with Beth Battaglino, an RN and Covid 19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project convener and CEO of Health Women , about precautions to take during this weekends celebrations. Listen

While zoning for Community Montessori and Madison Academic may make the schools more accessible, perception continues to impact neighborhood schools.

CU Boulder Class Of 2021 To Be Honored In Virtual Ceremony Patch 3 hrs ago © University of Colorado Boulder CU Boulder graduates display their decorated mortarboards outside Folsom Field. BOULDER, CO — The University of Colorado Boulders Class of 2021 will be honored Thursday in a virtual commencement ceremony. The ceremony, which is set to begin at noon, will confer 9,307 undergraduate and graduate degrees, the university said. Speaker Dwinita “Nita” Mosby Tyler, founder of The Equ...

Black Americans have been hard hit by COVID-19, but polls say many are also hesitant to get a COVID vaccine shot. What problems are the front-line health care workers around Buffalo experiencing? What have they learned about health disparities among Buffalos Black & Latino populations.  Of the 13 million Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 between December and January , 60 percent were White non-Hispanic individuals, 11.5 percent identified as Latino, and 5.4 percent Black. Source: US CDC ...

motivation and rationale for the policy. The presentation included quotes from Equity Literacy Institute founder Nita Mosby Tyler alongside national, state and local academic data classified by racial groups. Prefacing the demographic data, Kaplan said the district’s achievement gaps are caused by opportunity gaps. “It is clear not everyone has the same opportunity as a white student in this district or as a wealthy student in this district or as a male student in this district,” Kaplan...

Credit: Lawrence Jackson/Official White House Photo Vice President Kamala Harris and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visit a classroom on March 26, 2021, at the West Haven Child Development Center in West Haven Connecticut. Credit: Lawrence Jackson/Official White House Photo Vice President Kamala Harris and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visit a classroom on March 26, 2021, at the West Haven Child Development Center in West Haven Connecticut. April 28, 2021 President Joe Biden’s relief...

Selected Quotes from Our Awardees Selected Quotes from Our Awardees Selected Quotes from Our Awardees Selected Quotes From Our Awardees     The MSU Women’s Center is proud to highlight thirteen students who have enriched our campus through their hard work, inclusive spirits, community activism, and leadership. We are honored to have an opportunity to recognize each of these students who have ...

Oregon Senate committee approves plan to ban preschool suspensions by 2026 over childcare providers’ objections OregonLive.com 1 hr ago Hillary Borrud, oregonlive.com Private daycare and preschool programs in Oregon that receive public funds would no longer be allowed to suspend or expel students starting in 2026, under a proposal headed for a vote in the state Senate. Nationally, toddlers and preschool students of color face disproportionately high rates of suspension and e...

Tuesday, April 13, 6:30 p.m. Tya Alisa Anthony is an interdisciplinary artist and curator who explores the intersections of ecology, ritual and storytelling through sculpture, photography, collage and reliquary. A 2018-2020 RedLine Residency Artist, she serves on the advisory board for Leon Gallery and on the board of Tilt West; shes currently a member of TANK Studios. During this talk, shell discuss the trajectory and evolution of her art practice. Watch the free talk here. Wednesday, April ...