Plus, a look at remedial math

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

With college graduation season upon us, let’s pause for a minute and examine a central theme in higher education, one The Hechinger Report has spent years exploring. Have we made inroads in the crucial gap between white and Black Americans seeking a college education?

Sadly, as Jon Marcus reports, ([link removed]) the answer is not only no – the problem is getting worse.

Black college and university enrollment has been dropping steadily, down by 22 points between 2010 and 2020, or by more than 650,000 students, and another 7 percent since then, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The story follows our report last week about an overall lag in men ([link removed]) headed to higher education, and comes at a time when both affirmative action ([link removed]) and diversity and inclusion programs are under attack.

Meanwhile, our coverage of math education continues this week with a look inside a study ([link removed]) that’s become one of the most influential attempts using experimental evidence to change how higher education operates, informing the debate on teaching remedial education at the start of a career. We also look at a debate over anti-bias instruction ([link removed]) that unfolded in Alabama after the state’s early ed director was ousted over a teacher training manual that mentioned bias, privilege and racism. You can get all of these stories, along with our varied opinion pieces ([link removed]) , by signing up ([link removed]) for our weekly newsletters. Please share the link and let us know what you think.
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** The college-going gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse ([link removed])
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As affirmative action and diversity come under attack, inequity is widening
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** PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math ([link removed])
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The switch from algebra to statistics was a big factor in the CUNY experiment’s success



** Alabama doesn’t want early childhood teachers talking about bias. Researchers say they need to ([link removed])
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Children of all backgrounds ‘need to feel safe’ in early learning programs



** ‘He is not lazy. He is not stupid. He wasn’t taught to read’ ([link removed])
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Listeners react to podcast exploring how debunked methods for teaching reading proliferated



** As science denial grows, science museums fight back by teaching scientific literacy ([link removed])
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The museums, which have largely escaped the culture wars, help teachers tackle topics like vaccines and climate change



** STUDENT VOICE: Young Afghan girls are finding ways to keep learning ([link removed])
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Teens in California and Afghanistan have formed the Flowers for the Future club to help keep dreams of education alive



** OPINION: Want to improve our public schools? Create an impressive principal pipeline ([link removed])
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The significance of this key leadership position is largely overlooked

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