Fifth Third Bank’s Post

🎓🌟 The Rising Challenge of College Costs: Empowering Access to Education 💸✨ The cost of college education has skyrocketed, making it increasingly challenging for many aspiring scholars to afford. From tuition fees to various expenses like transportation, room and board, and lab fees, the financial burden has intensified. Did you know? There's a significant disparity in private scholarships, with Caucasian students 40% more likely to secure them compared to minorities. Shockingly, minorities receive only about 28% of all scholarships, hindering equitable access to educational opportunities. At Ottis Lee Johnson Scholarship Fund, we're committed to leveling the playing field. Join our mission to empower aspiring scholars from diverse backgrounds and bridge this gap in scholarship accessibility. 🌐 Visit www.oljscholarshipfund.org to learn how you can support equal opportunities in education! 📚 🎓 #AccessToEducation #EqualOpportunities #ScholarshipEquality #EducationForAll #OttisLeeJohnsonScholarshipFund

Gradcut🎓 is proud to support the Aurora Education Foundation in creating generational change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to realise their full education and employment potential – whether it is completing Year 12 or achieving a PhD from Oxford. Here are some statistics to consider: • First Nations students made up just 2.06 per cent of domestic university enrolments nationally — well below population parity, with census data showing 3.8 per cent of Australians are Indigenous. • At Australia’s most prestigious institutions, the figures are even lower, with Indigenous students representing little more than 1 per cent of domestic students at the elite Group of Eight (Go8) universities. • In 2020, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 29% of all prisoners, despite comprising just 3.1% of the total working-age population. • Financial barriers were identified as an issue for both prospective and enrolled Indigenous students, with 90% of universities highlighting financial constraints as a barrier to enrollment or completion of university education. Gradcut is committed to donating $1 from each graduation clip sold to advance Indigenous students’ access to higher education. #education #support #graduation #graduationvideo

Freedom and education are inextricably intertwined. For the The CSU Student Success Network I wrote about the link between Juneteenth, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, and our own responsibility as higher ed administrators to foster student success. #studentsuccess #equity #CSU https://lnkd.in/gWy4jQdx

Happy National Higher Education Day! 🎓 Let's celebrate this day by educating students about scholarship opportunities and college readiness tactics! Share your best tip for students in the comments below! 👇 #NationalHigherEducationDay #HigherEducation #EducationMatters #CollegeLife #StudentSuccess #EducationGoals #FutureLeaders #HigherEd #EducationIsKey #EducationForAll #CollegeBound #EducationEmpowers #EducationFirst #EducationAdvocacy #EducationAwareness #EducationImpact #EducationEquality #EducationOpportunities #EducationInspires #EducationTransforms

What is your state doing for students with some college credit and no degree?? #stopouts #pathways #adultlearners #highered #highereducation #studentsuccess #collegesanduniversities #communitycolleges #transfersuccess #studentparent #comm_college

In the wake of the Supreme Court gutting affirmative action, as the political discourse heated up, I listened and reflected on what it meant for our students’ futures and what it meant for our organization, Minds Matter Bay Area (MMBay). The conversation seemed to conflate several key issues. In my article for Nonprofit Quarterly, I sought to deconstruct two different kinds of issues in education related to equity: the achievement gap and the opportunity gap. The achievement gap is the substantial learning gap that exists between wealthy and poor students, and (relatedly) between white versus black and brown students. The achievement gap starts at home, even before kids are of age to attend school. MMBay addresses an important problem - but that problem is not the achievement gap. It's related to the achievement gap, but its scope is tangible and within the reach of what a nonprofit can impact. The opportunity gap issue that we’re addressing is called undermatching. In short, gifted and hardworking students from low-income backgrounds severely underestimate their own potential and lack the support systems required to help them access colleges and careers that they are actually academically qualified for. Read the full piece to learn more about the scope of the issue and why it’s worthy of addressing: https://lnkd.in/gaEdMKfb

Are you ready? Something extraordinary is on the horizon! Get ready to redefine education with us. Stay tuned for more! #TeachRightUSA #EducationRevolution #k12education #altcertification #highered #teacherrecuitment #teacherretention #backtoschool #teacherlife #educationmatters #educationfirst #educactionsystem