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Bruce Vandal

Colleges Curb the Fuel Factor - 0 views

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Many colleges are also offering block scheduling to help cut students’ energy costs. Brevard Community College (Florida) now operates on a four-day work week, which has had mixed reviews. Some students are happy to have a day off, while others find it difficult because the longer classes mean less time to handle daily responsibilities, college officials said. J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Virginia)also uses a form of block scheduling to cut the cost of commuting for students. Under its Fuel Smart Fridays program, students come to campus once a week and can still earn a full load of credits. The program operates on a 16-week semester.
  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    Story on how colleges are increasing online learning and block scheduling options because of increasing fuel prices.
Mary Fulton

Redesigning Community Colleges for Completion: Lessons from Research on High-Performanc... - 1 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp

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shared by Mary Fulton on 20 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • this paper identifies eight practices common among high-performance organizations: leadership, focus on the customer, functional alignment, process improvement, use of measurement, employee involvement and professional development, and external linkages. Evidence suggests that these organizational practices have the greatest impact on performance when implemented in concert with one another.
  • Bruce Vandal on 20 Jan 11
     
    Paper from CCRC identifying the elements of highly effective community colleges.
  • Mary Fulton on 21 Feb 11
     
    Identifies eight practices common among high-performance organizations: leadership, focus on the customer, functional alignment, process improvement, use of measurement, employee involvement and professional development, and external linkages. Recommends steps for community colleges to increase completion rates. (Center for Community College Research, Working Paper No. 24, January 2011)
Mary Fulton

Hard Times: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal - 0 views

www9.georgetown.edu/...Unemployment.Final.pdf

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  • Mary Fulton on 09 Jan 12
     
    Report finds unemployment for recent college graduates is 8.9%, compared with 22.9% of job-seekers with just a high school education and 31.5% among high school dropouts. Further, college majors that are more closely aligned with particular occupations and industries tend to have lower unemployment rates. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, January 2012)
Bruce Vandal

Measuring Transitions Into The Workforce As A Form Of Accountability - 0 views

www3.airweb.org/...irapps32.pdf

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 03 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Bruce Vandal on 03 Jan 12
     
    Paper from Iowa Department of Education aligning graduates with area of employment
Bruce Vandal

Higher Education and Jobs - 0 views

net.educause.edu/...ff0909s.pdf

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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    article in Forum Futures in 2009 from Anthony Carnevale discussing the need for better systems to align higher education and the workforce. Focuses on a data system to better track skill demands and training opportunities.
Bruce Vandal

Quick Credentials Are Keys to Putting People Back to Work - Government - The Chronicle ... - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    Piece on forum sponsored by New America Foundation featuring Stan Jones and Jamie Merisotis on developed cohort based, workforce aligned certificate programs.
Bruce Vandal

Higher Education for the Workforce: Barriers and Facilitators to Employer Engagement - 1 views

www.bis.gov.uk/...DIUS_RR_08_04

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  • Bruce Vandal on 28 Dec 10
     
    Report on effectively engaging employers as part of college/workforce alignment strategy.
Bruce Vandal

Degrees for What Jobs? Raising Expectations for Universities and Colleges in a Global E... - 0 views

www.nga.org/...1103DEGREESJOBS.PDF

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  • Mary Fulton on 24 Mar 11
     
    Discusses how governors and policymakers in some states are demonstrating that state governments-through leadership, policy decisions and funding strategies-can help higher education institutions embrace the critical role they play in preparing a state's workforce for jobs that will enable the state to prosper in the new economy. (National Governors Association, March 2011)
  • Bruce Vandal on 06 Apr 11
     
    Report from NGA on how higher education is aligned with the workforce. Features case studies of four states.
Mary Fulton

Getting K-12 into the Discussion of College Completion - 0 views

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  • Mary Fulton on 17 Dec 10
     
    Articles discusses why and how K-12 -- especially high schools -- and higher education must work more closely to prepare students for college and to increase completion rates.
    (Education Week, 12/16/10)
Mary Fulton

Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...15aera.h30.html

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  • Mary Fulton on 27 Dec 10
     
    Discusses emerging research on cognitive and non-cognitive skills that contribute to student readiness for college and careers, as well as their success in completing college. (Education Week, 12/23/10)
Mary Fulton

College Completion Tool Kit - 1 views

www.ed.gov/...cc-toolkit.pdf

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shared by Mary Fulton on 31 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 31 Mar 11
     
    Spells out seven strategies that governors can consider to increase college completion rates in their states. Describes the "why" and "how" for each strategy and provides state, national and federal examples. (U.S. Department of Education, March 2011) See State-by-state completion chart: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/completion_state_by_state.pdf
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