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How Northland Workforce Training Center Breaks Down Barriers to Career Success

First-generation college students who lack a support network are more likely to drop out than are continuing-generation, higher-income students.

December 5 2022

By Carolyn E. Storms-Stoltman, PhD and Stephen Tucker

Higher Education Is the New Poverty Pimp

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Higher Education Is the New Poverty Pimp

I’ve been wanting to get this off my chest for a while and here it is—higher education is the new poverty pimp in Black communities with student loans being the latest form of...

December 4 2020

By Tanesha Peeples

Here's How COVID-19 Is Hurting Aspiring Teachers of Color and Three Ways We Can Fix It

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Here's How COVID-19 Is Hurting Aspiring Teachers of Color and Three Ways We Can Fix It

A growing body of evidence demonstrates the valuable role that teachers of color play in our schools, but COVID-19 could shrink their ranks—and may have already done so. As Black...

June 15 2020

By Indira Dammu

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You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Study