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Student credits ‘Heritage’ equity program and HBCU trip with expanding college opportunities
Summary
A student told the San Bernardino County Office of Education that the Heritage equity program, targeted to African American students, and a recent trip to Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Baton Rouge helped broaden her outlook and pushed her to apply to college, including acceptance to California State University, San Bernardino.
A student speaking at a San Bernardino County Office of Education meeting said the district’s Heritage program — which she described as an equity program targeted at African American students — helped her prepare for college and motivated her to apply to universities, including California State University, San Bernardino.
The student (public commenter) told the board that equality — access to the same teachers, counselors and classes — was not sufficient to reach college-going goals for some students and that Heritage provided targeted support. “Heritage, I always tell them, meaning 1, heritage is an equity program. But equality is what we all…
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