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Registration is now open for Prepárate 2025
College Board is excited to visit Denver next April 9-11, 2025, for the Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America conference. Make plans to join us for learning, collaboration, and inspiration. The planning committee is hard at work bringing the 2025 event to life, and we look forward to having you join us.…
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Prepárate 2024 Featured Session: A Million Miles Away: A Conversation with José Hernández
Join us for an engaging dialogue with former NASA astronaut José Hernández. His journey—from humble beginnings as the child of migrant farmworkers to his historic mission aboard the International Space Station—inspires us all. Moderated by Dr. Michelle Cruz Arnold, this conversation will delve into resilience, education,…
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Advancing What Works to Intentionally Serve Latino Students: Opportunities for Action - 2024
An Introduction to Excelencia in Education at Prepárate 2024: From Excelencia in Education: Overview For 20 years, Excelencia has brought attention to noteworthy efforts that inspire and support educators, community leaders, funders, and policymakers to replicate and bring to scale evidence-based practices. Essential to…
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Modelo de la Comunidad Award at Prepárate 2024
The Modelo de la Comunidad is an award presented to individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to the improvement of the Latino community and others. While not specifically limited to the field of education, the awardee should be involved in work that encourages an educated…
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An Investment in Latino Opportunity: Featured Interview from The Elective
An Investment in Latino Opportunity Excelencia in Education cofounder and CEO Deborah A. Santiago wants to change how America talks about and serves the country’s Hispanic college students Steve Bumbaugh, January 26, 2022 In 2019, 3.6 million Hispanic students were enrolled in college, up from 2.9 million in…
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An Investment in Latino Opportunity
In the realm of higher education, there lies a promising and often overlooked opportunity: investing in initiatives that support and empower Latino students within colleges and universities. The Latino population in the United States represents a significant portion of the country's youth, yet access to higher education…
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One Week Left to Become an Advocacy and Access Communities All-Star!
By completing all the challenge tasks, you can submit your entry and enter to receive one of the following: a discount code covering 100% of an advocacy conference registration fee or a copy of books like Fugitive Pedagogy by Jarvis Givens, Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America by Makita Wilbur and Someone…
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A Look Back at Hispanic Heritage Month
As we bid farewell to Hispanic Heritage Month, we can't help but look back at the rich tapestry of culture, history, and contributions that have been celebrated over the past 30 days. From September 15 to October 15, we had the privilege of honoring the diverse and vibrant Hispanic and Latino communities that have left an…
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Clear a Path at Prepárate 2024
Prepárate April 24–26, 2024 Austin, Texas Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America is your chance to share your expertise and creativity, broaden your network, make an impact, and create a deeper connection with a passionate community of education stakeholders who want to inspire the future for learners…
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Celebrating the Modelo de la Comunidad Award Recipient
The Modelo de la Comunidad is an award presented to individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to the improvement of the Latino community and others. While not specifically limited to the field of education, the awardee should be involved in work that encourages an educated…
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Prepárate 2023 Program
There's still time to join us April 19-21, 2023 in LA! Check out the preliminary program and register below: What sessions are you most looking forward to?
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NACAC Resource: College Counseling for Latino and Underrepresented students
In order to understand the role of the school counselor in preparing Latino and other underrepresented students for the transition to college, Excelencia in Education and NACAC conducted a national survey and observed counseling practices at six US high schools that were successfully supporting underrepresented populations…