October 6, 2008
Best Education Practices Found Unlikely to Reach Underserved Students
Several highly effective educational practices have shown the greatest benefits among students who are least likely to be exposed to them—black and Hispanic students and members of the first generation of their families to attend college.
That irony was highlighted in a report released today by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, which also identified some of the good practices, such as senior-year "capstone" projects and keeping groups of students
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