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Burt, Brian A.; Stone, Blayne D.; Motshubi, Rudisang; Baber, Lorenzo D. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2023
Despite significant efforts to broaden participation in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, students from historically minoritized populations continue to face systemic barriers related to access, departmental climate, and institutional practices. Previous research suggests that campus-level STEM diversity…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, STEM Education, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation
Tegeler, Philip; Herskind, Micah – Poverty & Race Research Action Council, 2018
School and neighborhood segregation are recognized as pernicious and persistent problems across the United States, originally developed through intentional government policies, and perpetuated today by both public policy and private markets that have adapted to segregated systems of housing, education, and transportation. Housing and school…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Segregation, Housing, Social Influences
Education Commission of the States, 2018
Business leaders in Iowa cannot find the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent they need to stay competitive. Students' lagging performance in K-12 is a critical reason why. The good news is that the nation's most effective STEM education programs can help turn the tide. Student performance in K-12 math and science has not…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Demand Occupations, Mathematics Achievement
US Senate, 2015
The Federal Government currently funds a number of programs to support early childhood education and care. However, they are well short of meeting existing needs. The Strong Start for America's Children Act significantly expands investments at the Federal level to accelerate the work being done in States to support high-quality pre-K. It also…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Preschool Education
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2008
"Moving the Needle on Poverty" is designed to provide Colorado leaders with an up-to-date picture of the diverse strategies that states across the nation are pursuing to lift individuals, families, and communities out of poverty. As the report indicates, many states are choosing to set specific and measurable goals for poverty reduction,…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Poverty, Low Income Groups, Access to Education