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ERIC Number: ED604140
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 56
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
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Using Data and Inquiry to Build Equity-Focused College-Going Cultures: Findings and Insights from the Student Success Toolkit Demonstration Project at Two Boston Public High Schools
Jones, Tiffany; Bensimon, Estela Mara; Dowd, Alicia C.; McNair, Tia Brown
National College Access Network
Inequity in college access and success is a national problem that negatively impacts African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and particular groups within the Asian American and South Pacific Islander communities. However, the patterns of inequity are unique for each high school, and they cannot be overcome without first understanding how they are manifested in one's own school and classroom. This report is about two Boston high schools--Community Academy of Science and Health (CASH) and East Boston High School (EBHS)--that volunteered to pilot the action research methods of the Equity Scorecard™ to investigate their college access and support services from the perspective of racial equity. This report describes the Student Success Toolkit Demonstration Project and the implementation of the Equity Scorecard™ at these schools. The Student Success Toolkit Demonstration Project demonstrates that action research and inquiry are highly effective strategies for engaging teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, and private college access providers in a collaborative effort to understand low college-going rates from the perspective of racial equity. Interviews with participants in the Student Success Toolkit Demonstration Project reveal that powerful change can come when taken-for-granted practices are viewed in a fresh light. For practitioners, it is empowering to identify these obstacles and recognize that they often can be corrected through simple actions. This project was also important in highlighting the work that remains to be done to achieve equity in access, choice, and outcomes. This practitioner-led investigation produced a wealth of information about college-going practices in the two schools. It also resulted in new knowledge among the participants about what goes on within their schools, how to connect with the work of their colleagues, and how better to serve the hopes of their students. This new knowledge led to reflection about what strategies were working at their schools, and what could be done differently. [The Student Success Toolkit Demonstration Project collaborators included: National College Access Network (NCAN); the Center for Urban Education (CUE) housed at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education; ICF Macro, an ICF International Company; and Boston Public Schools.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Kresge Foundation
Authoring Institution: National College Access Network (NCAN); University of Southern California (USC), Rossier School of Education; ICF International; Boston Public Schools
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
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