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As the fifth in the series, this report is the first comprehensive annual reporting designed to assess the effects of the pandemic on student transfer during the entire academic year. The report focuses on the 2.1 million undergraduate students who transferred to a college other than their last enrolled institution between July 2020 and June 2021, a period reflecting the pandemic’s full-blown impact on postsecondary students and institutions. Key findings are shown in three areas — upward transfer pathways, persistence post-transfer, and the transfer trends at HBCUs and HSIs.

Use this document for communications, talking points, and well-researched frames for your messaging. When it comes to race and politics in education spaces, there have been varying levels of pushback over the years. Recently, these efforts have become more concerted, resulting in state level policy moves against Critical Race Theory (CRT) in curriculum, propaganda around “divisive concepts,” attacks on local districts, and scapegoating of individual educators. This new level of aggression is part of a culture war that is playing out at a national and global scale. School leaders and legislators can change the narrative with attention to racial equity, culturally responsive curriculum, and meaningful learning.