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Suneal Kolluri on KJZZ Phoenix: Some experts concerned about AP exams

What are the benefits and challenges of Advanced Placement programs in high schools? An interview on this topic with Pullias research assistant Suneal Kolluri aired today on KJZZ Phoenix, an NPR station in Phoenix, Ariz. Kolluri’s research interests include college access and persistence for low-income youth and underrepresented youth of color, specifically how K-12 schools can promote equitable interactions between diverse […]

Five Pullias Center research assistants awarded research grants

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 pulliasadmin Awards, College access, Equity & Diversity jude paul matias dizon liane hypolite marissiko wheaton suneal kolluri w edward chi

Congratulations to Pullias research assistants W. Edward Chi, Jude Paul Matias Dizon, Liane Hypolite, Suneal Kolluri and Marissiko M. Wheaton, recipients of Rossier Research Office Internal Research Grants! Below are the titles and abstracts of the research papers the grants will support. W. Edward Chi: School Accountability and Postsecondary Student Outcomes School Accountability and Postsecondary Student Outcomes consists of two essays that assess the postsecondary […]

Suneal Kolluri in Education Week: Students Need an AP Ethnic Studies Course

August 24, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Pullias Voices advanced placement suneal kolluri

This op-ed, authored by Pullias Center research assistant Suneal Kolluri, was originally published in Education Week on August 23, 2018. Access to rigorous, Advanced Placement coursework has expanded significantly over the past decade, but not without serious gripes from some parents, teachers, and media commentators. A popular argument against offering more students the opportunity to take to Advanced Placement courses is that […]

Getting personal with higher ed research

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity advanced placement suneal kolluri

Once a student in Advanced Placement classes, Pullias research assistant Suneal Kolluri now studies the AP program. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Eighteen years ago, Suneal Kolluri was a senior at Homestead High School in Cupertino, Calif., taking a few Advanced Placement classes to earn college credits. In many ways, he became a success story for the AP program. He […]

Suneal Kolluri in The Washington Post: Seven things research reveals — and doesn’t — about Advanced Placement

July 20, 2018August 14, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, Pullias Voices advanced placement suneal kolluri

This op-ed, authored by Pullias Center research assistant Suneal Kolluri, was originally published in The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet on July 19, 2018. The Advanced Placement program is engaged in a tenuous balancing act. The program aims to serve more students from marginalized backgrounds whose schooling experiences have exposed them to few rigorous learning opportunities. At the same time, it seeks to […]

Does the Common Core prepare marginalized students for college?

May 3, 2018June 21, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, Publications suneal kolluri

A new paper sheds light on how the educational initiative has affected urban high school students. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF The Common Core State Standards were developed with a lofty goal: “to ensure that all students have the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life upon graduation from high school, regardless of where they live.” […]

‘College for All’ policy fails to resolve social inequities

March 6, 2018April 23, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Equity & Diversity, Publications suneal kolluri william tierney

A new paper argues for a “Justice for All” approach that prepares students to advocate for democratic equity. Abstract | Full article HTML | Full article PDF Should we prepare everyone to go to college? Or is it acceptable to prepare just some people for college, given that not all students have the desire, aptitude, or financial means to attain a degree? If social […]