Understanding access to higher education for white students from lower socio-economic backgrounds

whitePaper | March 3, 2020

In the past two decades, the development of new information technology has brought significant changes in all areas of society. Accordingly, the rhythm of a contemporary life and the process of interaction with the outside world has been accelerated. The use of the Internet has allowed the creation and development of remote employment of people, providing them with access to information and educational resources throughout the world. These changes have inevitably affected education, as evidenced by the increasingly frequent use of teachers and students themselves to Internet resources, Internet services, various online educational programs and installed applications and other forms of distance learning

whitePaper | August 12, 2020

The Back-to-School Safety Concerns Report examined the top challenges for school leaders as they prepare for students, teachers and staff to return to the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as uncovered what efforts and preparations will be implemented to maintain a safe environment.

whitePaper | August 15, 2020

Like most K-12 school systems, Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District finds funding to be a constant struggle. The district’s IT department, which consists of 32 full-time staff members, must support nearly 14,000 devices used by 18,800 students and approximately 2,200 staff in 47 schools and three additional facilities spread across a geographic area the size of West Virginia. This task would be nearly impossible without improving the maturity of its IT management. But with the help of certain tools and processes, Senior IT Program Manager Justin Michaud and his colleagues are delivering more value to the district—while adopting a “customer-focused” mindset.

whitePaper | April 27, 2023

FINRA develops a wide range of e-learning courses for registered representatives, supervisors, operations staff, compliance personnel and other employees. These online courses uniquely blend FINRA’s knowledge of securities rules and regulations with the industry’s expertise on how those rules are practically applied on the job.

whitePaper | December 19, 2022

Start researching ways to improve outcomes at a school or district and you will quickly notice that parent engagement strategies are often suggested as a method of improving student success (Auerbach, 2007). Parent engagement is a long-studied, often misunderstood, and sometimes controversial topic (Olivos et al., 2011; Shuffelton, 2017)

whitePaper | December 9, 2022

One of the biggest drivers of member acquisition is continuing education. For example, a 2020 Member Engagement Study revealed that members ranked professional associations as their #1 most trusted source for professional education and training.