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Entry Questions: answer these in the chat!

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  1. Introductions: Where are you joining us from? What is your background in education?

2. What is your experience in higher level education?

WELCOME!

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What is segregated learning?

  • Lack of equity in higher level courses
  • Discriminatory placement in courses (SpED, ELL included)
  • Racial gatekeeping for entry into higher level courses
  • Lack of accessibility to necessary resources (for students and parents)
  • Testing inequity (biased or overly expensive testing)

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Accessibility

Elementary Highly Capable Programs

  • Inaccessibility to testing : info and class barriers
  • Not recommended/pushed to certain students
  • Testing in biased towards those with money and time to prepare
  • Classes almost completely White and Asian

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Program Accessibility

Testing

High School Programs (AP and IB)

  • IB/AP programs are heavily promoted to the general student body, but still focused on certain demographics
  • Many programs start freshman year, and some students can be left out due to a lack of resources
  • Class and race
  • Overall equity issues
  • Each individual test costs upwards of $100 (students typically take 2-4 a year)
  • Exam prep to get credit for courses can be extremely expensive
  • Testing resources may not be equally promoted/distributed (ex: SAT)

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Accessibility

College/Higher Learning Entry

  • ACT/SAT tests expensive to take, difficult to score well w/o expensive prep courses/books
  • College applications expensive → fees for each application
  • Pressure to go to expensive universities vs. community colleges

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Feel free to process individually or share your answers in chat or with the group

  • What more do you want to learn about what you have heard today?
  • How far do you feel like you’ve come in your thinking about this topic?
  • Any question for us?

Processing Q&A

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Connect with us!

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Thank you for joining us!

Please describe your experience with us in 3 words.

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