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Write The Book! How To Share Research And Promising Practices To Support Underserved Students, Douglas Rife Mar 2023

Write The Book! How To Share Research And Promising Practices To Support Underserved Students, Douglas Rife

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The needs of our students have grown exponentially in the last two years. Educators, community services and care givers are at a loss to support all of the academic, physical and emotional challenges our students are facing. Learn tips and processes for writing a book to share your research, experience and solutions to ensure the happiness and success of ALL students.


Think Of The Children! An East New York Success Story In Academic/Socio-Emotional Intervention For At-Risk Students, Tom Ng, Martin Palamore Mar 2023

Think Of The Children! An East New York Success Story In Academic/Socio-Emotional Intervention For At-Risk Students, Tom Ng, Martin Palamore

Male Enrollment and Graduate Alliance (MEGA)

In 2018, the faculty and leaders at Achievement First East Brooklyn High School set out to rethink what it meant to support our most vulnerable students, including those overaged and under-credited and/or with IEP's. The session will include the achievements, challenges and key takeaways for the “Evergreen Success Program,” an initiative that provides targeted socioemotional support and differentiated academic intervention through teacher development, school design, family partnerships and student voice. In 2020, the intervention led to a 90% graduation rate of our “Red-Flag Scholars” compared to a 25% graduation rate of similarly at risk students in other schools in our …


Bridging The Emotional Gap, Elijah Blackwell Mar 2023

Bridging The Emotional Gap, Elijah Blackwell

Male Enrollment and Graduate Alliance (MEGA)

How many times have you heard the words: "Achievement Gap?" This presentation will review both common and uncommon contributions to educational gaps facing students of color from Kindergarten to Post Secondary. Relevant historical events and the healing needed from these events for both students and educators will be explored. Student achievement initiatives for minoritized student populations in K-12 and post secondary institutions will be discussed.


Pathways To Educational Attainment For Latinx Students, Elizabeth Guadarrama, Socorro Zaragoza, Abbey Poffenberger, Jose Juan Gomez-Becerra Jr Jan 2023

Pathways To Educational Attainment For Latinx Students, Elizabeth Guadarrama, Socorro Zaragoza, Abbey Poffenberger, Jose Juan Gomez-Becerra Jr

Posters-at-the-Capitol

The achievement gap for the educational attainment of underrepresented populations has been the subject of study for decades. According to the Kentucky School Report Card data for school year 2018-2019, the Latinx community has an achievement gap rate of 42.0% with differences of -19.1% compared to White (non-Hispanic) students. Therefore, it is essential to find pathways to close the educational attainment gap and achieve equity. In this poster, I will research best practices for improving diverse student performance and educational opportunities, including the recruitment and retention of diverse educators and staff. A research report by the Learning Policy Institute states …