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Vincent T. Laverick – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2025
The "Like Me: Diversifying the Educator Workforce" program was developed at Lourdes University to address the disparate proportion of teachers of color in local classrooms as compared to the students of color. To gauge the impact of "Like Me" recruitment efforts, faculty at Lourdes University conducted a qualitative study…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Diversity (Faculty), Program Evaluation, Career Choice
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Jianjun Wang – Grantee Submission, 2025
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) received a six-year grant, "Providing Aid for STEM Success" (PASS), from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in March 2024 to offer scholarships and tailored support to academically talented, low-income students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In its inaugural…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Grants, Scholarship Funds, Scholarships
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Vegneskumar Maniam; Veronica McKay; Robert Boughton – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2025
In 2008 the South African Government launched the "Kha Ri Gude" mass literacy campaign to address the country's adult illiteracy problem. The Campaign drew upon the Cuban "Yo, Si Puedo" campaign model. In 2012, an Australian non-governmental organisation, Literacy for Life Foundation, likewise informed by the Cuban "Yo, Si…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Models
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Sharlonne Rollin Smith – School-University Partnerships, 2024
Purpose: The article discusses the development and growth of a newly established Noyce Scholarship Program at a Hispanic Serving Institution and the collaborative efforts of the School of Education (SOE) and its partners during the recruitment and retention process. Design/methodology/approach: The author will explore and answer questions: (1)…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid
Jessy Newman; Briana Garcia; Eliza Laible; Deborah Moroney – Wallace Foundation, 2024
In 2019, the Texas legislature passed a historic education finance bill that included an initiative to add up to 30 days to the school-year calendar. One way districts can do this is to offer a voluntary summer learning program. In 2020, the American Institutes for Research, with support from The Wallace Foundation, launched the six-year Texas…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, State Policy
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Allison Spillman-Decell; Richie Roberts; Kristin S. Stair; Michael F. Burnett – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2025
Effective recruitment initiatives for underrepresented student populations interested in pursuing degrees in agricultural-related sciences have the potential to diversify colleges of agriculture while also increasing enrollment. In the current study, we used a qualitative case study approach to examine the effectiveness of the recruitment…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Student Recruitment, Underserved Students, Minority Group Students