Unpacking Dual Enrollment: Benefits, Barriers, and Opportunities …
Research shows that dual enrollment yields positive outcomes for students. It is associated with higher rates of college enrollment, persistence, and completion and with earning higher wages after high school. Evidence suggests that the more dual credits a student takes, the better their chances of reaping these rewards.. Importantly, dual …
Family Thriving: How Social Policy Can Promote Greater Connection
Feb 13, 2024 · Social policies can help families and children to thrive when they recognize and embrace the intersection of issues and needs that impact real lives. Thriving Families, an ongoing qualitative research effort run by the New Practice Lab at New America, aims to make family thriving central to social policy design and delivery.
State of Language Rights and Bilingual Education 50 years After …
January 21, 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court case of 1974 which enshrined in law that students identified as English learners (ELs) must be provided with the necessary services to “fully participate” in their education, regardless of their home language. The class action case was brought forth on behalf of 1,800 Cantonese-speaking students from Chinese backgrounds ...
Six states have now passed LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum …
Jun 17, 2021 · Following months of anti-transgender legislation and contentious debates around LGBTQ+ student rights, Nevada took a big step forward last week by becoming the sixth state to require schools to teach a history and social science curriculum inclusive of LGBTQ+ people and identities. In many ways, Assembly Bill 2621 mirrors efforts of other states that have already passed such legislation, many ...
Who Takes Remedial Courses? Examining the Demographics
In community colleges, 37 percent of students aged 15-23, 42 percent of those aged 24-29, and 44 percent of those aged 30 and older had ever enrolled in a developmental course, in contrast to 20 percent, 35 percent, and 39 percent for students of the same age groups at four-year institutions. Impacts of Developmental Education.
Explainer: Paid and Unpaid Leave Policies in the United States
State paid leave programs are or will soon pay benefits to virtually all workers in 13 states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington—and the District of Columbia when a qualifying need arises. [1] 2024 will be the first full year of operation for programs in Oregon and Colorado.
What Should Our High School Students Study? - New America
Oct 4, 2023 · Following the publication of A Nation at Risk, most states did tighten their high school course requirements (though no state fully adopted the New Basics).[5] They cut down on the number of electives, narrowed the list of courses that could fulfill core requirements, and mandated additional years of math, science, and, to a lesser extent, social studies.[6]
Integrating Native People in Curriculum: Learning from the Past …
Dec 12, 2022 · Integrating Native People in Curriculum: Learning from the Past and Current Voices. As 2022 ends, it can be tempting to forget intentions set during November, National Native American heritage month. Thus, take time to reflect on the reasons why the nation intentionally recognizes Native people and strategies to implement in learning environments.
Hollywood and Audiences Can Win with More Diverse and …
May 19, 2023 · Inclusive content also builds deeper understandings for viewers from majority backgrounds and identities. Research over the past decade shows some improvement in diverse and inclusive representation in TV and film — but studios and creative teams are leaving a lot of unrealized potential on the table. Luminate’s 2023 Entertainment Diversity ...
What Is the Universal Service Fund? - New America
Jul 25, 2024 · The Universal Service Fund—a U.S. program that funds critical programs that keep schools, libraries, rural health care clinics, rural communities, and low income households connected to the internet—has recently been declared unconstitutional by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The following explainer breaks down what this program is and ...