Contents contributed and discussions participated by Mary Fulton - College Completion

The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings - 0 views

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Study examines updated data and confirms that the value of college degrees is increasing. The report also looks at earnings of different occupations and degree levels. Some occupations pay better than others, so less-educated workers can earn more than more-educated workers. (Tony Carnevale, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, August 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Study examines updated data and confirms that the value of college degrees is increasing. The report also looks at earnings of different occupations and degree levels. Some occupations pay better than others, so less-educated workers can earn more than more-educated workers. (Tony Carnevale, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, August 2011)</div>

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Affordability and Transfer: Critical to Increasing Baccalaureate Degree Completion - 0 views

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Describes the reality that too many college students -- especially at two-year institutions -- won't make it to graduation because of rising tuition costs and ineffective transfer policies. (National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, June 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Describes the reality that too many college students -- especially at two-year institutions -- won't make it to graduation because of rising tuition costs and ineffective transfer policies. (National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, June 2011)</div>

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Despite Faculty Opposition, CUNY Board Votes to Standardize Some Requirements and Strea... - 0 views

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Describes new CUNY guidelines to improve and streamline transfers between two-year and four-year institutions. (Chronicle of Higher Education, 06/27/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Describes new CUNY guidelines to improve and streamline transfers between two-year and four-year institutions. (Chronicle of Higher Education, 06/27/11)</div>

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The Undereducated American - 0 views

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Report concludes that the U.S. will need an additional 20 million workers with at least some postsecondary education over the next 15 years to meet future economic requirements and to reduce income inequality. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, June 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Report concludes that the U.S. will need an additional 20 million workers with at least some postsecondary education over the next 15 years to meet future economic requirements and to reduce income inequality. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, June 2011)</div>

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Redefining Community College Success - 0 views

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Discusses an Education Department committee's recommendations for overhauling the way the government measures the success of community colleges. Though there was general agreement on crafting completion measures, there was strong disagreement about whether the government should require community colleges to report their students' employment outcomes. (Inside Higher Ed, 06/06/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Discusses an Education Department committee's recommendations for overhauling the way the government measures the success of community colleges. Though there was general agreement on crafting completion measures, there was strong disagreement about whether the government should require community colleges to report their students' employment outcomes. (Inside Higher Ed, 06/06/11)</div>

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Switch to Outcomes-Based Higher Ed Funding Taking Time - 0 views

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Article discusses Texas' efforts to move toward a funding system that rewards universities for graduating more students. Policymakers have struggled to agree on which outcomes to measure, how to encourage them and if they should alter the funding formulas while budgets are being slashed. (Texas Tribune, 06/06/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Article discusses Texas' efforts to move toward a funding system that rewards universities for graduating more students. Policymakers have struggled to agree on which outcomes to measure, how to encourage them and if they should alter the funding formulas while budgets are being slashed. (Texas Tribune, 06/06/11)</div>

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What's it Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors - 0 views

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Examines connection between college majors and career earnings. Difference in earnings potential between one major and another can be more than 300%. Further, majors are highly segregated by race/ethnicity and gender, with few exceptions. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, May 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines connection between college majors and career earnings. Difference in earnings potential between one major and another can be more than 300%. Further, majors are highly segregated by race/ethnicity and gender, with few exceptions. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, May 2011)</div>

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Who Decides on Transfer Credit? - 0 views

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Article discusses CUNY's proposal to create a common general education framework across its all of its two- and four-year colleges, and a new transfer agreement. (Inside Higher Ed, 04/21/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Article discusses CUNY's proposal to create a common general education framework across its all of its two- and four-year colleges, and a new transfer agreement. (Inside Higher Ed, 04/21/11)</div>

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College Completion Tool Kit - 1 views

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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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/completion_state_by_state.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/completion_state_by_state.pdf</a></div>

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Opening Doors to Student Success: A Synthesis of Findings from an Evaluation at Six Com... - 0 views

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Partnering with six community colleges, MDRC developed and evaluated four distinct programs based on the following approaches: financial incentives, reforms in instructional practices, and enhancements in student services. (MDRC, March 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Partnering with six community colleges, MDRC developed and evaluated four distinct programs based on the following approaches: financial incentives, reforms in instructional practices, and enhancements in student services. (MDRC, March 2011)</div>

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

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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)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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)</div>

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A Working Model for Student Success: The Tennessee Technology Centers - 0 views

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Describes the Tennessee Technology Centers - a statewide system of 27 institutions providing a wide range of rigorous, one to two year, technical/occupational education programs at consistently high completion and placement rates in high skill and relatively high wage employment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Describes the Tennessee Technology Centers - a statewide system of 27 institutions providing a wide range of rigorous, one to two year, technical/occupational education programs at consistently high completion and placement rates in high skill and relatively high wage employment.</div>

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UMass courting two-year transfers - 0 views

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Describes a new effort by UMass - Amherst to recruit community college graduates to the state university's flagship campus. Starting this fall, UMass will offer students who transfer from community colleges with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average priority course registration and housing, scholarships to cover hefty student fees, and special advising services. (Boston Globe, 03/22/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Describes a new effort by UMass - Amherst to recruit community college graduates to the state university's flagship campus. Starting this fall, UMass will offer students who transfer from community colleges with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average priority course registration and housing, scholarships to cover hefty student fees, and special advising services. (Boston Globe, 03/22/11)</div>

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Adapting to Developmental Ed - 0 views

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Article discusses role education technology companies are playing in providing "adaptive" developmental courses. (Inside Higher Ed, 03/10/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Article discusses role education technology companies are playing in providing "adaptive" developmental courses. (Inside Higher Ed, 03/10/11)</div>

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Task Force Calls for Big Changes in Alaska Education System - 0 views

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Article mentions a task force's recommendations that cover P-20 issues and include mandating a high school diploma or equivalency for everyone under age 21. The recommendations aim to better prepare students for success in college or careers. A final report is due to the legislature by April 1. (Anchorage Daily News, 03/10/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Article mentions a task force's recommendations that cover P-20 issues and include mandating a high school diploma or equivalency for everyone under age 21. The recommendations aim to better prepare students for success in college or careers. A final report is due to the legislature by April 1. (Anchorage Daily News, 03/10/11)</div>

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Michigan State Board - Education Improvement and Reform Priorities - Recommendations to... - 0 views

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Michigan education board approved recommendations to improve education results, including graduating high school students ready for college without the need for remediation, and graduating college students with the necessary skills for successful careers. Recommendations also mention need to increase number of residents with postsecondary credential or degree. (Michigan Board of Education, February 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Michigan education board approved recommendations to improve education results, including graduating high school students ready for college without the need for remediation, and graduating college students with the necessary skills for successful careers. Recommendations also mention need to increase number of residents with postsecondary credential or degree. (Michigan Board of Education, February 2011)</div>

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Malloy Proposes a Shakeup in Higher Education - 0 views

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Governor Dannel P. Malloy outlined a plan to merge Connecticut's two largest higher education systems - the state university system and the community colleges - and the state's online college under a single governing board, a proposal that he says will save millions. He also is recommending that state funding to these institutions be based on graduation rates and other outcomes. (Connecticut Mirror, 02/09/11) See Governor's Plan http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=473664&A=4010

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Governor Dannel P. Malloy outlined a plan to merge Connecticut's two largest higher education systems - the state university system and the community colleges - and the state's online college under a single governing board, a proposal that he says will save millions. He also is recommending that state funding to these institutions be based on graduation rates and other outcomes. (Connecticut Mirror, 02/09/11) See Governor's Plan <a href="http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=473664&A=4010" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=473664&A=4010</a></div>

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

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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)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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)</div>

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Oregon Senate Committee Approves Lofty Goal for Raising Population's Education Levels - 1 views

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Oregon's Senate education committee approved S.B. 253 that calls for seeing by 2025 that 40% of adult Oregonians have earned a bachelor's degree or higher, 40% an associate's degree or postsecondary credential and the remaining 20% at least a high school diploma. The bill would cement in law a state goal to dramatically raise the education levels of Oregonians. (Oregonian, 02/03/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Oregon's Senate education committee approved S.B. 253 that calls for seeing by 2025 that 40% of adult Oregonians have earned a bachelor's degree or higher, 40% an associate's degree or postsecondary credential and the remaining 20% at least a high school diploma. The bill would cement in law a state goal to dramatically raise the education levels of Oregonians. (Oregonian, 02/03/11)</div>

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Push For 4-Year Degrees in W.Va. - 0 views

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Presidents of West Virginia's 10 community colleges signed a "completion agreement" and promised to push for an additional 16,000 residents to have a degree or professional certification by 2015. (Wheeling Intelligencer, 01/28/11)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Presidents of West Virginia's 10 community colleges signed a "completion agreement" and promised to push for an additional 16,000 residents to have a degree or professional certification by 2015. (Wheeling Intelligencer, 01/28/11)</div>

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