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Hector Rasgado-Flores; Maxine Loh; Shella Blue; Rachael Lange; Jesus Ruiz; Eric Williams; Cecilia Pena-Rasgado; Brian Kufner; Mytzy Rodriguez-Kufner; Reema Rashied; Sarah Mustaly-Kalimi; Margaret Gonzales; Bernadette Sanchez; Maria Colunga – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
The dearth of Latinx and African American (AA) professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is most concerning. AA and Latinx workers in the labor market hold an 11% and 17% share of US workers, respectively. However, these groups only contribute 9% and 8%, respectively, of STEM professionals and 4.8 and 6% of…
Descriptors: STEM Careers, Allied Health Occupations, Low Income, Disadvantaged
Afterschool Alliance, 2012
The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to present the first in its latest series of four issue briefs examining critical issues facing middle school youth and the vital role afterschool programs play in addressing these issues. This brief explores afterschool and school improvement. In communities across the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Change, School Community Relationship, After School Programs
College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2012
The CollegeKeys Compact[TM] is a national call to action to school districts, colleges and universities, state education agencies, and nonprofit organizations to identify, share and expand programs and practices that address the needs and challenges of low-income students and help them get ready for, get into and get through college. The College…
Descriptors: College Students, Low Income Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, First Generation College Students
Banks, Freddie A., Jr.; And Others – 1996
The Minority Teacher Identification and Enrichment Program (MTIEP) is a university-based model that has served as a catalyst in the development of a statewide program to increase the pool of minority teachers in the State of Illinois. The program created a network of Minority Teacher Education Associations (MTEAs) which identified potential…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 2000
This document is intended to help practitioners plan and implement activities for observance of Career Development Month in Illinois. Part 1 examines the following topics: the definitions of career development and education-to-careers; the rationale for devoting a month to career development; a career framework; and suggested Career Development…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Career Development