Lori Swartzendruber, senior program manager
Equality in education. Equity in education. Equality in education is treating all students fairly and equally, no matter their race, gender, age, disability, religion, or
Lisa King, senior communications specialist
Last month, as we welcomed the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, The Education Trust released Broken Mirrors II: Latino Student Representation at Public State
Gaby Flores, Center for Equity in Learning intern
As students across the nation head back to the classroom this month, we are celebrating First-Generation students. A First-Generation College Student is defined as a
Gabriela Flores, summer intern
By 2050, the majority of the U.S. population may be non-white.1 Consequently, the number of Hispanic/Latinx students will increase. We have seen it already. In
By: Jim Larimore, chief officer, and Maria Vasquez, program director
If we want to help a student, we should help a teacher. If we want to help a teacher, we should help school and district
Lori Swartzendruber, program manager
April 29-30, 2019 marked the third annual Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Legislative Assembly and Advocacy on the Hill, and the fifth annual
Katie Gragnaniello, manager, State and Federal Programs and Lori Swartzendruber, program manager
On March 21, ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning—in collaboration with our partners at Univision Contigo—convened a group of 100 education leaders and funders from
Lori Swartzendruber, program manager
According to the 2018 ACT Condition of College and Career Readiness report, students who meet at least one underserved criterion (first-generation college student, low-income, or
Oscar Miranda, student, George Mason University
I am a first-generation immigrant and college student. I come from a small poor town in Guatemala where opportunity and a future look dim and
Renzo Reyes, consulting analyst, Accenture
Ever since my family and I immigrated to this country from Peru, my main objective was to receive a good education. Anytime I tried to
