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Equity & Diversity Collection

Unmet Promises: High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

Unmet Promises is an occasional series examining the challenges facing disadvantaged students who show academic potential.

School & District Management Place-Based Lessons Help Rural Schools Engage Gifted Students
Researchers and educators are collaborating in 13 rural Virginia districts to develop lessons that speak to academically promising students through their surroundings.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 25, 2016
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5 min read
Senior Dinora Flores, left, gets homework help from classmate Tanasha Owens in a residence hall at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham. The school offers supports to attract and keep students like Dinora, a daughter of Mexican immigrants.
Senior Dinora Flores, left, gets homework help from classmate Tanasha Owens in a residence hall at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham. The school offers supports to attract and keep students like Dinora, a daughter of Mexican immigrants.
Justin Cook for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Disadvantaged Students Outnumbered at Top Public Boarding Schools
Academic and emotional supports are needed to help gifted students from low-income families thrive at public residential schools.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 25, 2016
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9 min read
Darryl Jones, a veteran recruiter for Gettysburg College, greets Zariah Harris, left, a senior at Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy in Chicago. Jones travels to high schools, including many that are considered lower-income, to find bright students and encourage them to apply to the Pennsylvania college.
Darryl Jones, a veteran recruiter for Gettysburg College, greets Zariah Harris, left, a senior at Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy in Chicago. Jones travels to high schools, including many that are considered lower-income, to find bright students and encourage them to apply to the Pennsylvania college.
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College & Workforce Readiness College Scout Mines Below-the-Radar Schools for Diverse Talent
A recruiter for highly selective Gettysburg College scours schools for high-achieving low-income and minority prospects.
Catherine Gewertz, December 1, 2015
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6 min read
Ayat Husseini, center in blue, tours Lafayette College with classmates.
Ayat Husseini, center in blue, tours Lafayette College with classmates.
Mark Abramson for Education Week
Equity & Diversity For Some Immigrant Students, Culture Bears on College Choice
High-achieving students from immigrant families face a complex set of considerations in finding the right college.
Catherine Gewertz, December 1, 2015
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10 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Changes Forecast for Federal College-Aid Form
Concerns that too many qualified students are missing out on financial assistance have prompted calls to make the FAFSA process easier and more accessible.
Caralee J. Adams, September 8, 2015
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5 min read
Getting Rooted: Ian Salt, an 8th grader at STAR School, carries a harvest of tomatoes and peppers grown at a family farm on the Navajo Nation in Leupp, Ariz. Ian's school integrates cultural experiences, such as working with local farmers, with students' academic studies to build the skills and motivation to attend college.
<b>Getting Rooted:</b> Ian Salt, an 8th grader at STAR School, carries a harvest of tomatoes and peppers grown at a family farm on the Navajo Nation in Leupp, Ariz. Ian's school integrates cultural experiences, such as working with local farmers, with students' academic studies to build the skills and motivation to attend college.
Nick Cote for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Ariz. Charter Helps Point Rural Students to College
By building on its Navajo students' culture, the STAR School is giving some graduates the confidence to seek a college education far from home.
Catherine Gewertz, September 8, 2015
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9 min read
Sixth grader Chyenne Roberts takes a break from gym class at the gifted-and-talented school.
Sixth grader Chyenne Roberts takes a break from gym class at the gifted-and-talented school.
Mark Abramson for Education Week
Equity & Diversity N.J. Gifted School Serves Mostly Poor, Minority Students
At the Paterson Academy for the Gifted and Talented, teachers say students’ diverse backgrounds deepen learning for everyone.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 19, 2015
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4 min read
Embracing Difference: Tai D. Matthews leads a lesson on ancient Greece in her 6th grade humanities class at the Paterson (N.J.) Academy for the Gifted and Talented. She says the school’s cultural, linguistic, and economic diversity enriches her teaching.
Embracing Difference: Tai D. Matthews leads a lesson on ancient Greece in her 6th grade humanities class at the Paterson (N.J.) Academy for the Gifted and Talented. She says the school’s cultural, linguistic, and economic diversity enriches her teaching.
Mark Abramson for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Poorest Students Often Miss Out on Gifted Classes
A combination of factors keeps academically talented low-income students from getting the advanced instruction they need to reach their full potential.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 19, 2015
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8 min read
Jeremy Butler (seated), a senior at the Pre-Collegiate STEM Academy at Middleton High School in Tampa, Fla., works on a coding project with teacher Floyd Roberts.
Jeremy Butler (seated), a senior at the Pre-Collegiate STEM Academy at Middleton High School in Tampa, Fla., works on a coding project with teacher Floyd Roberts.
Melissa Lyttle for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Selective High Schools Struggle to Diversify Enrollments
Leaders of elite public high schools are banding together to find ways to enroll more students from low-income families and underrepresented minority groups.
Caralee J. Adams, May 19, 2015
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7 min read