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The B.A. Breakthrough Videos – ��Ӱ�� America's Education News Source Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:28:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-74_favicon-32x32.png The B.A. Breakthrough Videos – ��Ӱ�� 32 32 The B.A. Breakthrough: How College Creates Opportunity /article/the-b-a-breakthrough-how-college-creates-opportunity/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:06:22 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=538739 Just 11 percent of low-income and first-generation students go on to complete college within six years of leaving high school. In a new documentary, Richard Whitmire talks about the themes of his new book, “The B.A. Breakthrough,” which argues that reversing these kinds of diploma disparities could be the advent of “the most effective anti-poverty program ever launched in this country,” and celebrates places across the country where this breakthrough is already happening — from innovative K-12 schools, many of them public charters, to elite colleges like UCLA, to creative nonprofits like the College Advising Corps.

In this video, Chevon Boone, assistant professor of practice at the Relay Graduate School of Education, tells her story of growing up in rural North Carolina and how the opportunity to attend — and graduate from — college gave her the opportunities that led her to where she is today.

— Edited by Jim Fields; Produced by Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

]]> The B.A. Breakthrough: How Foundations Support Equity /article/the-b-a-breakthrough-how-foundations-support-equity/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:02:38 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=538736 Just 11 percent of low-income and first-generation students go on to complete college within six years of leaving high school. In a new documentary, Richard Whitmire talks about the themes of his new book, “The B.A. Breakthrough,” which argues that reversing these kinds of diploma disparities could be the advent of “the most effective anti-poverty program ever launched in this country,” and celebrates places across the country where this breakthrough is already happening — from innovative K-12 schools, many of them public charters, to elite colleges like UCLA, to creative nonprofits like the College Advising Corps.

Here, Martin Kurzweil, director of Ithaca S+R’s Educational Transformation Program, discusses the role philanthropy and foundations play in improving outcomes for low-income and first-generation students.

— Edited by Jim Fields; Produced by Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

]]> The B.A. Breakthrough: KIPP Through College /article/the-b-a-breakthrough-kipp-through-college/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:59:00 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=538733 Just 11 percent of low-income and first-generation students go on to complete college within six years of leaving high school. In a new documentary, Richard Whitmire talks about the themes of his new book, “The B.A. Breakthrough,” which argues that reversing these kinds of diploma disparities could be the advent of “the most effective anti-poverty program ever launched in this country,” and celebrates places across the country where this breakthrough is already happening — from innovative K-12 schools, many of them public charters, to elite colleges like UCLA, to creative nonprofits like the College Advising Corps.

Here, Jane Martinez Dowling, president and CEO of ExpandED Schools, explains how innovative schools like KIPP Public Charter Schools are supporting underserved students not only to college, but through college.

— Edited by Jim Fields; Produced by Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

]]> The B.A. Breakthrough: Making College Accessible /article/the-b-a-breakthrough-making-college-accessible/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:54:36 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=538729 Just 11 percent of low-income and first-generation students go on to complete college within six years of leaving high school. In a new documentary, Richard Whitmire talks about the themes of his new book, “The B.A. Breakthrough,” which argues that reversing these kinds of diploma disparities could be the advent of “the most effective anti-poverty program ever launched in this country,” and celebrates places across the country where this breakthrough is already happening — from innovative K-12 schools, many of them public charters, to elite colleges like UCLA, to creative nonprofits like the College Advising Corps.

In this interview, Dan Porterfield, president and CEO of The Aspen Institute, illuminates the critical need to make college accessible for underserved students.

— Edited by Jim Fields; Produced by Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

]]> The B.A. Breakthrough: A First-Generation Student Talks About Her Challenges /article/the-b-a-breakthrough-a-first-generation-student-talks-about-her-challenges/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:25:18 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=538669 Just 11 percent of low-income and first-generation students go on to complete college within six years of leaving high school. In a new documentary, Richard Whitmire talks about the themes of his new book, “The B.A. Breakthrough,” which argues that reversing these kinds of diploma disparities could be the advent of “the most effective anti-poverty program ever launched in this country,” and celebrates places across the country where this breakthrough is already happening — from innovative K-12 schools, many of them public charters, to elite colleges like UCLA, to creative nonprofits like the College Advising Corps.

Here, Queen Kwembe, a first-generation college student who emigrated from Africa with her family, talks about the challenges most other students don’t face on their road to graduation.

— Edited by Jim Fields; Produced by Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

]]> The B.A. Breakthrough: How UCLA Creates Opportunity /article/the-b-a-breakthrough-how-ucla-creates-opportunity/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:23:32 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=538666 Just 11 percent of low-income and first-generation students go on to complete college within six years of leaving high school. In a new documentary, Richard Whitmire talks about the themes of his new book, “The B.A. Breakthrough,” which argues that reversing these kinds of diploma disparities could be the advent of “the most effective anti-poverty program ever launched in this country,” and celebrates places across the country where this breakthrough is already happening — from innovative K-12 schools, many of them public charters, to elite colleges like UCLA, to creative nonprofits like the College Advising Corps.

In this video, Alfred Herrera, assistant vice provost for academic partnerships and director of UCLA’s Center for Community College Partnerships, sheds light on how his institution is taking the lead on working with community colleges to bring in transfer students — and create a major pipeline of opportunity for low-income and first-generation students.

— Edited by Jim Fields; Produced by Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

]]> WATCH: Why America Needs a ‘B.A. Breakthrough’ — and How Ending Diploma Disparities Could Become the Most Effective Anti-Poverty Program in History /article/watch-why-america-needs-a-b-a-breakthrough-and-how-ending-diploma-disparities-could-become-the-most-effective-anti-poverty-program-in-history/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 04:02:43 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=538352 Just 11 percent of low-income and first-generation students go on to complete college within six years of leaving high school. In this new documentary, Richard Whitmire talks about the themes of his new book, “The B.A. Breakthrough,” which argues that reversing these kinds of diploma disparities could be the advent of “the most effective anti-poverty program ever launched in this country” and celebrates places across the country where this breakthrough is already happening — from innovative K-12 schools, many of them public charters, where smart data-driven college counseling is now the standard; to elite colleges, like UCLA, where once-disparaged community college transfers are accepted by the thousands; to creative nonprofits, like the College Advising Corps, which is opening the eyes of high schools everywhere to the hard reality of how their grads actually do once they reach college. Watch the full video.

—Edited by James Fields

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