• Read more about Addressing the global challenge of disability inclusion and education

Virtual exchange is a vital learning tool with the capacity to connect people around the world on an unprecedented scale without a need for travel. Virtual exchange connects young people from diverse places using everyday technology for collaborative learning and interaction through sustained and facilitated engagement. Through virtual exchange programs, young people have access to life-changing opportunities that can shape their trajectories, bring new friends into their lives, and expand their worldviews.

• Read more about School System Innovation Fund advances systemic, student-centered solutions

The need for systemic, student-centered change could not be greater at this moment. The pandemic’s effect on education systems revealed a need to better prepare for uncertainty, meet diverse student needs, and marshal strong leadership on behalf of student interests. Durable systems change is notoriously hard, and long-standing policies and lack of effective change management strategies have been the primary barriers to past efforts at sustained systemic innovation.

• Read more about Drama-based literacy program expands to focus on the learning outcomes of students with diverse abilities

Effective early education experiences are critical for all students, but particularly for students who historically have been marginalized in schools, like emergent bilingual students and students with disabilities. Early language, literacy and socioemotional development are known predictors of subsequent academic achievement and they are all highly correlated with supportive and rich learning experiences in pre-K. 

• Read more about Investigating Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ Organizational Commitments to LGBTQ+ Communities: A Multi-Site Case Study at 4-Year HSIs

Researchers have identified a growing need for education institutions to serve students of diverse backgrounds. In the case of Hispanic Serving Institutions, that means also taking into account  the diversity that is present in Latino communities as it relates to various identities, including LGBTQ+ students.