ACPA is the comprehensive higher education and student affairs/services Association that lives out its long-held Core Values to support college student success. Two of these Core Values speak directly to our commitment to issues of social justice, equity, and inclusion:
On March 4, 2014, President Barack Obama released his proposed 2015 fiscal year budget. He chose to be in a public school that morning for the announcement, making it clear that he expects access, inclusion and equity in education as highest priorities in non-defense spending.
That afternoon, we (Greg and Cindi) attended the Department of Education's budget briefing presented by Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education. The tone of this briefing was positive. There was evidence of steady progress on the education agenda for our country.