By: Amy Guterman, Director of Salesforce.org Impact Labs and Susan Morrow, VP of Product Management at Salesforce.org Education Cloud
Inequity in our educational systems is a deeply-rooted and longstanding challenge, one only exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past six months, Salesforce.org Impact Labs has convened a cross-disciplinary team of experts to identify ways technology can drive equitable experiences in education.
The cohort is focused on supporting students from Black and Latinx heritages who are juggling more than classes. They may be the first in their family to go to college, over the age of 24, working full-time while attending school, or taking care of children full-time when enrolling in post-secondary education. The U.S. Department of Education refers to these students as “nontraditional” learners, although they make up the majority of the student population at 74%. Through interviews with students, faculty, and industry experts, the Impact Labs
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