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Parent Involvement is the Clearest Predictor of College Access

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Mychal Wynn

The Texas Comprehensive Center Briefing Paper on Parent and Community Involvement in a College/Career-Ready Culture notes: “The literature on parent and community involvement is extensive. However, there is little rigorous, experimental research; rather, the literature consists primarily of descriptive case … Continue reading →

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Increasing Black Male College Access and Success

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Mychal Wynn

The illustration above is from the National Black Male College Achievement Study by Penn University Professor Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., “Black Male Student Success in Higher Education.” The study provides a different research perspective as to the plight of Black … Continue reading →

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Having a Conversation About Grading

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Mychal Wynn

College admissions is extremely competitive and far too many quite capable students find themselves unable to gain admissions into colleges where they have the academic ability to perform well, due to grading practices that routinely punished such students for classroom … Continue reading →

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Learning-challenged Students’ College Opportunities

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Mychal Wynn

For parents of students currently diagnosed with a learning-disability or who are currently enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school special education classes, please reading the October 18, 2011 USA Today article, “Learning-disabled students get a firmer grip on college” by … Continue reading →

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Pick a Box!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Mychal Wynn

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an important effort to move states in the direction of developing a common curriculum and shared expectations in what students should learn, know, and be able to do. The initiative states: “Building on … Continue reading →

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Reality Check!

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Mychal Wynn

The Wednesday, August 17 2011 edition of the Chicago Sun Times headline reads, “Illinois ACT scores: 3 in 4 NOT READY FOR COLLEGE.” However, the folk in Illinois may take some consolation in the fact that the same is true … Continue reading →

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It Happened to Them

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Mychal Wynn

Marilyn Anderson Rhames, a science teacher at a charter school in Chicago, Il, shares extraordinary insight in her blog about how teachers oftentimes view their schools and the children whom they teach. “I stumbled in onto life-changing conversation in the … Continue reading →

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