That was a consensus during a session this week at the annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), which runs through Tuesday.
“Minorities are too often steered into low-achieving programs, and they have academic difficulties from a young age,” says Dr. Sharon Matthews, academy coach at Stratford STEM Magnet High School in Nashville, Tenn., adding that too many social and educational institutions hold “low expectations” for youth of color.
