Many of us who worked with high school students after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn race-conscious admissions cannot claim to be surprised by the news of declining enrollment among Black and Latinx students at many college campuses, especially those considered competitive for admission. We saw this coming. Last year, we witnessed numerous highly … Read more
This school year marks my 20th year in education and my 12th year at Rockingham Early College High School in Wentworth, NC. Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree … Read more
When my 8-year-old began asking questions about the world, I realized that there was a lack of guidance for parents in teaching their children about being active, engaged citizens. This gap is even more evident in my college classroom, where many of my students do not know how to vote, have not read the Constitution, … Read more