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View As Web Page Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Alamo Colleges District's Use of the Baldrige Framework as a Social Justice Tool By Dawn Bailey As the largest provider of higher education in South Texas and with a 73% minority community, Baldrige Award recipient Alamo Colleges District is proud of its focus on diversity, access, and inclusion within an "Equity-Mindedness Ecosystem." According to Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores, the district has a "moonshot to [partner to] end poverty in San Antonio through education." This aligns with the district's Students First culture: education is a pathway to promote a better life and fight poverty, hunger, and homelessness. San Antonio, TX, the location of the district's five community colleges, has the nation's highest urban poverty rate in the nation, a distinction shared with Miami. Of Alamo Colleges District's students, 53% are economically disadvantaged, 62% are unprepared for college, and 70% receive financial aid. Such data illustrate a district challenge of intergenerational poverty, where economic and social mobility are difficult. The data have led to a social justice imperative for the district, which seeks to propel its students out of poverty. Flores said the goal for students is "to have a better life as a result of a credential from one of our colleges." Read More Connect with us Received this email from a friend? Subscribe here. Privacy Policy Subscriber services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help

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