Browsing by Author "Garcia, Sara"

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    5 Reasons to Support Affirmative Action in College Admissions
    Maxwell, Connor; Garcia, Sara (Center for American Progress, 2019-10-01)
    For much of American history, elite colleges and universities were largely reserved for wealthy, predominantly white Americans. Only in the 20th century did these institutions begin to actively prioritize diversity and expand access by adopting tools such as affirmative action—the narrowly tailored practice of considering race and ethnicity as part of a holistic evaluation of a student’s application. This report suggests that affirmative action is one of the best tools colleges and universities have to promote diversity and ensure that those who are otherwise shut out of the American postsecondary system have a chance to earn a quality degree.
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    Gaps in College Spending Shortchange Students of Color
    Garcia, Sara (Center for American Progress, 2018-04-05)
    Researchers have highlighted the vast inequities that persist in the country’s K-12 education system with students of color disproportionately enrolled in public schools that are underfunded,1 understaffed, and thus more likely to underperform when compared with schools attended by their white peers. This report highlights that these inequitable patterns in postsecondary education take two main forms: gaps in education spending at public colleges, which tend to disadvantage students of color who are concentrated at lower-resourced institutions, and low statewide education spending levels, which affect all public college students.