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: "PQC’s purposeful integration of work and service into the academic and business model of higher education is new and important for developing a sense of purpose, building job-ready skills and maintaining affordability."

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Paul Quinn College: Affordable, Relevant, Transformative Higher Education Mariya, Patrick, Jacob, and Jonathan go to class half of the week and work on the campus farm on the other half.

How K-12 book bans affect higher education Some educators fear removing controversial books from the K-12 curriculum will harm student development and critical thinking—and rob them of the cultural capital colleges expect them to possess.

Put Down Your No. 2 Pencils. Forever. The SAT will go completely digital by 2024 amid questions about whether college admissions tests are fair, or even necessary.

: “Fox News has mentioned “critical race theory” 1,300 times in less than four months. Why? Because critical race theory (CRT) has become a new boogie man for people unwilling to acknowledge our country’s racist history and how it impacts the present" via The Brookings Institution

Why are states banning critical race theory? It's important to understand what critical race theory is and is not.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism “a public health threat” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic.

Biden HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism 'public health threat' The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism “a public health threat” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic. The strategy released Wednesday on the annual commemoration of World AIDS Day is meant to serve as a framework for how the administrat...

The impacts of failing to invest in youth can be devastating, especially for small local communities.

“Why, after having decided to keep the Kansas City, Kansas, pool closed all summer — despite a parched and yearning clientele, and the fact that most other area pools are open for business — would the Unified Government leave the cool, blue water just sitting there, almost daring kids to jump on in?”

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Neglect, indifference by Wyandotte County set the stage for teenager’s near-drowning The Unified Government should’ve opened and staffed this Kansas City, Kansas, pool. Keeping it closed but with water in it made tragedy inevitable.

Equality. Equity. Justice.

As we have discovered, doing work around Equity and Equality can engender disgruntled looks, curious questions, and furious resistance. Much of this is due to a lack of understanding what equality or equity really are. Furthermore, since the time of Plato, Western civilization has wrestled with this question: “what is justice?”

While the work is hard, the end results make it all worthwhile. So, to every teacher, administrator, community leader, organizer, concerned parent, and engaged student - we say

“The policing of black and brown bodies, especially those not welcomed in colonized white spaces has reached fever pitch...” via Blavity

What To Consider Before Bringing Black Children Into White Spaces - Blavity This op-ed was submitted from a member of our enthusiastic community of readers. If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. Two blond...

How parents can talk to their children about the Derek Chauvin verdict Author of "Something Happened in Our Town (A Child's Story About Racial Injustice), shares how parents can talk to kids about the Derek Chauvin trial.