Equity
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Report: Developing worlds 100 years behind in education
The Brookings Institution reports that education quality and levels in developing countries are approximately 100 years behind developed countries. This global gap in education ... -
Education reform in New Orleans may serve white interests and not African Americans
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest ... -
Survey: Internet helps education, hurts morality
The Pew Research Center has released results to a poll of relatively new internet users in developing countries that found the internet is viewed pretty ... -
Should Bi-Lingual Learning be Required?
This generation of K-12 students is growing up in a society that is increasingly bi-lingual. Foreign language requirements have long been a core requirement ... -
What MLK Jr. Teaches us about Servant Leadership
By @GwynethJones – The Daring Librarian As an educator I was touched today by this article from Mr. James Perry, former candidate for the Mayor of New ... -
Report: Social programs keep child poverty rates from doubling
More children are living in poverty conditions in the U.S. than official numbers present, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey ... -
Universities Must Help Create an Antiracist World
Universities have long been seen as important centers of learning, research, and knowledge production. They are places where young people can develop critical thinking ... -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Everything You Need to Know
In the month of June, 1963, President John F. Kennedy asked Congress for an all-inclusive civil rights bill. His move was induced by enormous ... -
The College Degree Attainment Gap Between Whites and Minorities is Getting Worse
The United States has long prided itself on being a land of equal opportunities where anyone, regardless of their race, color, religion, or ethnicity, ... -
The College Attendance Gap Between Whites and Minorities is Getting Worse
In the United States, the higher education system has long been held as the key to upward socio-economic mobility. However, a significant disparity between ...