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Direct linkAsson, Sarah; Frankenberg, Erica; Fowler, Christopher S.; Buck, Ruth Krebs – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
While suburban schools across the country have become increasingly racially and economically diverse in recent decades, many remain highly segregated. School attendance zone boundaries (AZBs) play a critical role in shaping these patterns of within-district segregation. AZBs are especially important in suburban areas with growing and diversifying…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, School Districts, School Segregation, Attendance
Peer reviewedSeth J. Schwartz; Beyhan Ertanir; Audrey Harkness; Byron L. Zamboanga; Melissa L. Bessaha; John B. Bartholomew; Alan Meca; Minas Michikyan; Maria Duque; Pablo Montero-Zamora; Claudia López-Madrigal; Linda G. Castillo; Miguel Ángel Cano; Kaveri Subrahmanyam; Brandy Piña-Watson; Pamela Regan; Lindsay S. Ham; Marissa K. Hanson; Charles R. Martinez Jr. – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined the role of personal identity vis-à-vis COVID-related outcomes among college students from seven U.S. campuses during spring/summer 2021. Participants: The present sample consisted of 1,688 students (74.5% female, age range 18-29). The sample was ethnically diverse, and 57.3% were first-generation students. Procedures:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Self Concept
Rebecca M. Jones; Mary Emenike – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
Beginning in 2016 and with funding from the National Science Foundation, the Rural and Diverse Student Scholars Program at George Mason University supported two cohorts of diverse undergraduate students from rural Virginia in their pursuit of a STEM degree. A holistic program design and individual components aimed to combine to support student…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Student Diversity, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education
Jones, Rebecca M.; Cleaver, Rachel – Innovative Higher Education, 2020
The Rural and Diverse Student Scholars Program at George Mason University is a strategic initiative to recruit and retain rural and diverse Virginia students in STEM majors. A grant facilitated a partnership between an academic college and the Office of Admissions, enabling new recruiting methods to be tested. In this article we describe these…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Recruitment, STEM Education, Student Diversity
Tan, Lin; Bradburn, Isabel S.; Knight, David B.; Kinoshita, Timothy; Grohs, Jacob – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: Numerous efforts worldwide have been made to increase diversity in engineering and computer science (ECS), fields that pay well and promote upward mobility. However, in the United States (U.S.), females and students from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups (URM) still pursue ECS training far less than do their peers. The…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education, Undergraduate Students
Wei, Yiwen; Broome, Jeffrey L. – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2022
In this comparative case study, we critically examined the implementation of art education in two art classes situated within communities of higher and lower socioeconomic status. The findings indicated that art budgets under state regulations were equitable; however, families' and communities' external educational resources were starkly…
Descriptors: Art Education, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Resources, Budgets
Download full textMunday, Nicole; Angel, Rachel; Anik, Mahzar; Clay, Sylvia; Justice, Lorraine; Maea, Cheri; McKinley, Gena; Merrill, Tim; Rosenthal, Aaron – Inquiry, 2019
In 2013, Chancellor DuBois convened a Task Force on Diversity with the aim of making the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) a model for diversity by "increasing the demographic diversity of the VCCS so that teaching faculty and leaders look more like the communities we serve" (Chancellors Diversity Task Force, 2014, p. 3). The hard…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, College Administration, Administrators
Diaz, Adrian; Corredor, Margarita; Jackson, Donna; Whitehurst-Cook, Michelle; Strauss, Jerome F., III. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2019
The emphasis on increasing diversity within medical schools is not a new trend. At Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, we made a concerted effort to increase the percentage of Hispanic students in each incoming class. In this article, we highlight the experiences, actions, and lessons learned from key stakeholders. We conclude…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Hispanic American Students, Student Diversity
John Zubizarreta, Editor; Victoria M. Bryan, Editor – Online Submission, 2025
Joy, freedom, and benefit--the reasons we are at our colleges and universities. The joy of learning, the freedom to grow, and the benefit of education are all basic human rights, or at least they ought to be. We believe that both honors and faculty development affirm, support, and sustain those rights. We married in 2000, at the beginnings of our…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Freedom, Faculty Development, Teacher Workshops
Kirp, David; Wechsler, Marjorie; Gardner, Madelyn; Ali, Titilayo Tinubu – Oxford University Press, 2022
"Disrupting Disruption" shows how three racially and ethnically diverse school districts--Union NJ, Union City OK, and Roanoke City VA--have defied the demographic odds, boosting overall graduation rates while shrinking or eliminating the opportunity gap. These districts resemble many others in their student population. What makes them…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Ethnicity, Race, Student Diversity
Cornett, Ariel; Paulick, Judy; van Hover, Stephanie – School Community Journal, 2020
To differentiate effectively, we need to know children. Through home visiting, teachers spend time learning more about students' lives, interests, and cultures. Research has begun to provide insight regarding the benefits of home visits in the elementary years, particularly in terms of family engagement in schools. We know less about the nature of…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Literacy Education
Scribner, Jay Paredes; Weingand, Donna H.; Sanzo, Karen Leigh – NASSP Bulletin, 2021
Scholars and practitioners have increasingly recognized the role of culturally responsive school leadership (CRSL). However, few studies have applied recent comprehensive CRSL theoretical frameworks. This in-depth case study explores how a school leader understands and shapes a school culture to be increasingly culturally responsive to students.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Culturally Relevant Education, Principals
Tefera, Adai A.; Siegel-Hawley, Genevieve; Sjogren, Ashlee L. – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background/Context: Racial disparities in school discipline represent a longstanding injustice in U.S. schools. Students of color, particularly Black students, are systematically subjected to harsher school disciplinary actions compared with their peers. A growing body of evidence demonstrates the severity of the problem and the negative…
Descriptors: Racism, Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, Minority Group Students
Jez, Rebekka J.; Hauth, Clara M.; Ramers, Lauren H. – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2022
This qualitative exploratory case study addresses constructs of educational inequity on a global scale through an iterative analysis of the cultural experiences of 61 educators from South Africa and the United States. The project provided an online and in-person network for educators to discuss cross-cultural challenges, educational system assets,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Influences
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Xtreme Reading" is a supplemental literacy curriculum designed to improve the literacy skills of struggling students in grades 6 to 12. The curriculum is primarily designed to help students improve their vocabulary, decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension skills. To ensure a productive learning environment, students initially learn…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties, Vocabulary Development, Decoding (Reading)
