Education for All
What is Education for All?
Education for All is the idea that institutions must do everything in their power to understand individual student needs, and then provide them with appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve their academic goals.
Higher education is still only accessible to some, while others are left behind.
To uncover what's working and what's not, we spoke with students, administrators, and instructors nationwide.
The white paper that resulted explains where we stand, how to overcome persistent challenges, and how institutions can leverage effective practices.
What does it take to unlock Education for All?
The Success in Higher Education Framework covers three key areas all institutions should consider in the pursuit of progress toward an Education for All.
Higher Education Framework
The Success in Higher Education Framework helps institutions identify the specific needs of all types of students. This way institutions can more easily identify areas that require attention and begin ideating on the specific and unique interventions their learners may need. It comprises three focus areas:
1. Access and Achievement
2. Being and Belonging
3. Cause and Career
Access and Achievement
Students need access to institutions, as well as resources, that meet their basic needs, so they have space to focus on their academic goals.
Being and Belonging
Academic achievement is impossible to reach if a student doesn’t feel they belong or doesn’t have opportunities to participate in their academic community.
Cause and Career
Completing one’s higher education is just the start to what most learners view as the rest of their lives.
Access and Achievement:
A closer look at this key pillar of the Framework
Students need access to academic institutions and resources to achieve their goals. Many colleges and universities have programs that promote access through affordability and lower barriers to entry. They recognize that access refers to the availability of educational opportunities to a diverse range of students, regardless of their background, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or other factors. In doing so, they apply the principle of equal opportunity.
Let's take a closer look at how having adequate access can directly impact students' achievements.
When talking about non-marginalized students, I believe they have more opportunities in their institutions and during their education. When talking about marginalized students, they must work harder to achieve what they want in life.
—Elizaveta Smirnova, Student at the University of Florida
Access and Achievement: A Video
In this brief video, you'll learn why many educators believe putting Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs before Bloom's Taxonomy is necessary to ensure student access and achievement. Want to learn more about two specific initiatives?
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There can be no achievement with access. And given the high cost of a college education today, many students are being priced out of opportunity. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the annual cost to atend a four-year college has increased 180% since 1980.
McGurran and Hahn, Forbes, "College Tuition Inflation: Compare the Cost of College Over Time", 2022.
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Michigan State University
The College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA) at Michigan State University is the first known campus food pantry in the United States. It was formed in 1993, and more than 780 campus pantries are regiatered with CUFBA today.
SwipeOutHunger.org
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Michigan State University
The College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA) at Michigan State University is the first known campus food pantry in the United States. It was formed in 1993, and more than 780 campus pantries are regiatered with CUFBA today.
SwipeOutHunger.org
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Maysville Community and Technical College
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Maysville Community and Technical College
University and colleges using Inclusive Access were able to reduce the barrier to course materials and improve student grades. Maysville Community and Technical College in Kentucky applied IA to its course materials, and according to our prior research, the number of students who earned As, Bs, and Cs rose by 21%.
McGraw Hill, "Maysville Community and Technical College Case Study", n.d.
What other institutions are doing
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Michigan State University
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Maysville Community and Technical College
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Arizona State University Online
The College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA) at Michigan State University is the first known campus food pantry in the United States. It was formed in 1993, and more than 780 campus pantries are regiatered with CUFBA today.
SwipeOutHunger.org
What other institutions are doing
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Michigan State University
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Maysville Community and Technical College
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Arizona State University Online
University and colleges using Inclusive Access were able to reduce the barrier to course materials and improve student grades. Maysville Community and Technical College in Kentucky applied IA to its course materials, and according to our prior research, the number of students who earned As, Bs, and Cs rose by 21%.
McGraw Hill, "Maysville Community and Technical College Case Study", n.d.
What other institutions are doing
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Michigan State University
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Maysville Community and Technical College
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Arizona State University Online
After the first full implementation of McGraw Hill ALEKS Math in three sections in Fall 2021, ASU Online experienced an 11% increase in student success for those who received a C or better than the previous semester. This research-based, online learning program has helped more than 25 million students—and their educators—understand each other in the fields of math, chemistry, statistics, and more. Yet only 24% of institutions use ALEKS. There is room for more widespread adoption of such helpful technologies to get students up to speed.
Arizona State University Case Study, 2021.
5 McGraw Hill and Hanover Research, "Equity in Higher Education", 2022.
Questions worth considering
To find answers, it’s always helpful to ask the right questions.
Is your institution making consistent and measurable strides to make access to education available to as many students as possible?
Are administrators and faculty empowered to make accommodations for students with different academic or lifestyle needs, and is that ability publicized?
Is every student provided with a learning path that allows them to reach graduation in a timely fashion?
Are programs that give students easy, immediate, and low-cost access to course materials adequately leveraged?
Is your institution working on increasing access to education for diverse groups of students?
Institutions can be effective change agents.
Some initiatives within reach include being open to hearing issues when they are raised, working together to address them, harnessing technology to achieve things humans cannot, and leaning on the community at large for creative solutions.
We share and support your passion for learning, and we believe that all students should have access to affordable, high-quality learning solutions built to help them succeed.
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