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We're proud to be collaborators on this project to measure and evaluate the impact of the Partnership for College Completion's support of institutions to drive systemic change across Illinois during the next several years. #equityineducation #organizationalchange

I’ve engaged in A LOT of legal conversations over the past few years. My experience in my organization has mostly been a race war- people misquoting diversity, fearing what it means for leaders from marginalized groups to be in power, and sitting back as opposing sides push to either maintain the status quo or increase access to predominately white spaces. Laws are not as progressive as the research of scholars who define terms and lay out the outcomes of race-related systemic issues and actions in organizations. I’ve witnessed firsthand how humanity and common sense aren’t always centered in the law. I’ve also learned how easy it is for crafty people with little to no integrity to manipulate the legal system for their gain. To those of you doing the work that’s operationalizing discrimination and preventing it from crushing vulnerable people, thank you. We must translate this work to policies at whatever level we hold power. This month, I’m focusing on policy and accomplice in my Accomplice Academy. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gxA23Z6b

Developmental education is a critical issue at community colleges, according to a new UPDATE on Research and Leadership piece by Nina Owolabi and Stacy Bennett, Ph.D. When first introduced, developmental education was considered a means to support students in their pursuit of college-level courses. More recently, however, much of the research and discussion about developmental education has had a decidedly negative tone. Read "Reforming Developmental Education in Illinois" at https://lnkd.in/g7Yzmp9M.

Interested in education policy? Join us in TWO WEEKS for the CHLI Congressional Public Policy Briefing on education featuring a panel of experts who will discuss the policies shaping higher education and impacts on the Hispanic community. From tuition rates to FAFSA and Pell grants, get insights into the current landscape and what the future holds. When: Wednesday, May 1st  Time: 2:30 PM Where: United States Capitol, Room H-137, Washington, D.C. 20004 Register at: https://lnkd.in/g64aRbp5 Let’s shape the future of higher education together. #TheCHLI #HigherEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationReform #HispanicEducation #FAFSA #PellGrants #EducationPolicy

Interested in education policy? Join us TOMORROW for the CHLI Congressional Public Policy Briefing on education featuring a panel of experts who will discuss the policies shaping higher education and their impacts on the Hispanic community. From tuition rates to FAFSA and Pell grants, get insights into the current landscape and what the future holds. Hear from Congressional leaders on education including Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC), Congressman Darren Soto (FL), and Melody Gonzales (The White House Hispanic Initiative). We’ll also feature a panel of industry experts including Mary Ann Gomez (CHLI), Madelyn Lucas (Excelencia in Education), Luis Maldonado (American Association of State Colleges and Universities), and Erica Romero (Latinos for Education). When: Wednesday, May 1st  Time: 2:30 PM Where: United States Capitol, Room H-137, Washington, D.C. 20004 Register at: https://lnkd.in/g64aRbp5 Let’s shape the future of higher education together. #TheCHLI #HigherEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationReform #HispanicEducation #FAFSA #PellGrants #EducationPolicy

In a new opinion piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr., Associate Professor of Government at Austin Community College and founder of The Great Questions Foundation, shares how liberal education courses and programs are growing and thriving at community colleges—many with support from the Teagle Foundation: "This perception that community colleges are more oriented toward the trades than the liberal arts is still common, but it’s also outdated and false. The primary function of community colleges in our society has been steadily shifting away from technical and pre-professional education and toward liberal education for some time now ... As students are increasingly losing access to liberal-education courses and programs at private and state institutions, the opposite seems to be happening at community colleges. The mission in practice of community colleges today is not what it was a generation ago. According to enrollment trends and degree completion, that mission, now and for the foreseeable future, has a lot to do with liberal education. In well-designed lower-division humanities and liberal-arts courses, community-college students talk about common human values and concerns, across their personal and principled differences. There, they begin to build a shared sense of being human together, as they recognize the complexity of our moral, political, and social lives." Read Ted's opinion piece: https://buff.ly/3QfwBCi Learn more about Teagle's Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative: https://buff.ly/3VS1WMM

Yesterday, the New York State Education Department presented a new vision for State Graduation Requirements. This November, the Department is expected to present its related state department implementation plan. Other states looking to similarly move toward modernizing graduation requirements and measures can access two reports that helped inform years of rigorous analysis and deliberation underlying NYSED's efforts. The reports, curated by the Region 2 Comprehensive Center at NYSED's request, reflect what is known about how other states approach graduation measures and requirements, including performance based assessments. They are accessible here: https://lnkd.in/erehmR-B #R2CC WestEd #GraduationRequirements #GraduationMeasures

College Advising Corps advisers truly make a difference! Watch this news story featuring USC College Advising Corps and how they are helping make higher education a reality for Compton students. | https://lnkd.in/eVHRuMWT | #highereducation #collegeadvisingcorps

Interested in education policy? Join us for the CHLI Congressional Public Policy Briefing on education featuring a panel of experts who will discuss the policies shaping higher education and impacts on the Hispanic community. From tuition rates to FAFSA and Pell grants, get insights into the current landscape and what the future holds. When: Wednesday, May 1st  Time: 2:30 PM Where: United States Capitol, Room H-137, Washington, D.C. 20004 Register at: https://lnkd.in/g64aRbp5 Let’s shape the future of higher education together. #TheCHLI #HigherEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationReform #HispanicEducation #FAFSA #PellGrants #EducationPolicy