Volume 2, Issue 1
The Fall 2014 Issue highlights new CRP research that assesses the possible consequences of the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed postsecondary reforms in financial aid and the development of a new college ratings system. Alumni Spotlight interviews James Kim, associate professor at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, who conducts research to lower the gap in literacy and reading for students from high poverty schools. Upcoming events, new resources, and civil rights in history are also featured.
Ensuring Higher Ed Reforms Don’t Hurt the Students They Intend to Help
The Civil Rights Project commissioned seven original research papers to assess the possible consequences of the Department of Education’s proposed postsecondary reforms. CRP also convened a lively forum in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, which included presentations of the new research. In this article, Graduate Student Researcher Zahra Mojtahedi provided background on the important issues involved and considers how changes to the eligibility standards for federal financial aid and the development of a college ratings system may disproportionately affect rates of access and completion at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
Alumni Spotlight on James Kim
CRP Bulletin/Noticiero's Lizeth Hernandez interviews James Kim, associate professor at Harvard, Graduate School of Education
Events and Resources
A new book on bilingualism in the U.S. labor market. a tool which offers guidance for raising EL achievement under California's Local Control Funding Formula, and upcoming events are highlighted here.
Research Digest
This summary highlights the last quarter's research produced by the Civil Rights Project and its Center for Civil Rights Remedies.
Civil Rights in History
CRP Bulletin/Noticiero recognizes significant people and landmark events in civil rights history.
