All posts tagged "minority students"

Education in a pandemic: The disparate impacts of COVID-19 on America’s students

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights releases a report highlighting the disparate impacts the COVID-19 pandemic and response had on...

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Arrested Learning: A Survey of Youth Experiences of Police and Security at School

A new report uses results from a national survey of students to discuss the experiences they have with police in their schools.

sounding the alarm: criminilization of black girls in florida report: pictures of 3 young black girls in black and white

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Sounding the Alarm: Criminalization of Black Girls in Florida

The Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center releases a new report discussing the stark inequities facing black girls in the Florida juvenile justice...

Education borders in Atlanta; blue and white street map of Atlanta

Education Borders in Atlanta

The Urban Institute discusses the effects of school district boundaries on the racial segregation of schools in Atlanta.

SC disadvantaged student support grants; diverse group of students smiling

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South Carolina Disadvantaged Student Support Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Disadvantaged Students, Minority Students, Higher Education Access, South Carolina | Amount: $25,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: Apr. 1, 2021

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Native/Tribal Youth Education Improvement Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Native/Tribal Youth, Native/Tribal Students, Underserved Students | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Aug. 31, 2020

School Resource Officer report; armed security officer in school hallway

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The Presence of School Resource Officers in America’s Schools

The presence of law enforcement in schools has been a controversial issue for decades. Rather than preventing crime, SROs have been linked...

BIPOC girls in STEM; two female students working on STEM project

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STEM Education Diversity Enhancement Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Education Diversity, Minority Students, Research, Workforce Development | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 24, 2022

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Dr. Lorelle Espinosa is Sloan Foundation’s New Diversity in STEM Higher Ed Program Director

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation recently named Dr. Lorelle Espinosa as program director for diversity in STEM higher education. She succeeds Dr....

Twin Cities Disadvantaged Student Education during COVID grants; headshots of nine younr diverse students

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Twin Cities Disadvantaged Student Education During COVID Crisis Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Education, Disadvantaged Students, Education Innovation | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 3, 2020

CA,HI conservation, education and healthcare grants; young black student working in classroom

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Chicago Region Community Disadvantaged Student Education Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Community, Disadvantaged Students, Minority Students, Chicago | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 8, 2020 (LOI)

New England racial equity in education grants; ethnic female student working on science project

New England Racial Equity in Education Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Race/Ethnicity, Education Equity, Disadvantaged Students, Community | Amount: Up to $300,000 | Deadline: Feb. 27, 2020

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K-12 Multilingual Class Mathematics Learning Improvement Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Math Education, STEM, Immigrant Students, ESL | Amount: Up to $4,000 | Deadline: Nov. 1, 2019

school segregation report; young female students walking down school hallway

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When Is a School Segregated? Making Sense of Segregation 65 Years after Brown v. Board of Education

A new research report from the Urban Institute develops a more effective metric for determining the extent of school segregation within the...

beyond suspensions report; young disable black student working on tablet at desk

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Beyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies & Connections to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color w/ Disabilities

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigates school discipline policies and practices across the nation which adversely and disproportionately affect students of...

urban student education and services grants; happy students at graduation ceremony

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Disadvantaged Urban Student Education and Human Services Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Race/Ethnicity, Minority Students, Human Services | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: July 26, 2019

cops and counselors report; policeman watching children go to school

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Cops and No Counselors: How the Lack of School Mental Health Staff Is Harming Students

The ACLU takes a look at newly released Dept. of Education data showing the numbers of social workers, nurses, and psychologists in...

$23 billion education racial disparity report; young black girl in classroom looking back at camera

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$23 Billion – The Disparity in Funding Between White and Nonwhite School Districts

EdBuild breaks down the troubling numbers behind the disparity in funding between predominantly white and predominantly nonwhite school districts around the nation.

OR, WA minority student education grants; successful black students posing for picture

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