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Mary Fulton

Degreeless in Debt: What Happens to Borrowers Who Drop Out - 0 views

www.educationsector.org/...egreelessDebt_CYCT_RELEASE.pdf

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  • Mary Fulton on 15 Mar 12
     
    Report found that an increasing number of students who borrowed to finance their college are dropping out. Those who dropped out were far more likely to default on their loans, had higher unemployment rates and made less money than those who graduated. The trends were more pronounced in the for-profit sector. (Education Sector, February 2012)
Mary Fulton

Success Begets Success - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...atch-slowly-community-colleges

student_success remediation community_college completion support_services

shared by Mary Fulton on 21 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 21 Feb 12
     
    Community colleges can improve graduation rates by offering a course that teaches students how to navigate college with lessons on study skills, time management and how to find the bursar's office. Yet while "student success" courses are increasingly common, resistance remains strong at many community colleges. (Inside Higher Ed, 02/21/12)
Mary Fulton

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

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

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shared by Mary Fulton on 09 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • 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)
Mary Fulton

New Measures, New Perspectives: Graduates' Time- and Credits-to-Degree in SREB States - 0 views

publications.sreb.org/...11E08_Res_Brief.pdf

SREB completion data time_to_degree credit_accumulation Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North_Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West_Virginia metrics

shared by Mary Fulton on 06 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 06 Jan 12
     
    Introduces the latest SREB college completion measures, distinguishes them from graduation rate measures, and reports the first results on time-to-degree and credits-to-degree in the SREB region. The report also provides information on the characteristics of graduates, focusing primarily on their beginning status at the institutions from which they graduated. (SREB, November 2011)
Bruce Vandal

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

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

community_college workforce development

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
Mary Fulton

Graduation Rates To Play Bigger Role in College Funding - 0 views

www.ajc.com/...ion-rates-to-play-1197702.html

Georgia performance_funding

shared by Mary Fulton on 13 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 13 Oct 11
     
    Discusses Georgia and other state's efforts to reward schools doing the best job graduating students, and move away from funding colleges based solely on how many students they enroll. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/10/11)
Mary Fulton

The High Cost of Low Graduation Rates: How Much Does Dropping Out of College Really Cost? - 0 views

www.air.org/..._of_Low_Graduation_Aug2011.pdf

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  • Mary Fulton on 23 Aug 11
     
    Documents the size of potential earnings and tax revenues lost to federal and state governments associated with the large number of students who do not graduate from college. (American Institutes of Research, August 2011)
Mary Fulton

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

www.highereducation.org/...PolicyAlert_06-2011.pdf

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shared by Mary Fulton on 01 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 01 Jul 11
     
    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)
Matt Smith

Reverse-Transfer Programs Reward Students and Colleges Alike - 0 views

chronicle.com/...127942

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shared by Matt Smith on 21 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Matt Smith on 21 Jun 11
     
    Article describes the efforts at two universities to create reverse transfer data systems. These systems would reward community colleges where students accumulate substantial amounts of credit but transfer prior to completing a degree. Once students complete the requirements of an associate degree at university, the community college will award the student a degree.
Mary Fulton

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

www.texastribune.org/...s-based-higher-ed-funding-time

Texas performance_funding completion completion_goal

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  • Mary Fulton on 06 Jun 11
     
    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)
Mary Fulton

UMass courting two-year transfers - 0 views

www.boston.com/...umass_expands_outreach_effort

Massachusetts community_college transfer four_year_institutions

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  • Mary Fulton on 23 Mar 11
     
    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)
Mary Fulton

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

www.michigan.gov/...EEdReformItemA__2_344896_7.pdf

Michigan college_ready completion remediation career_ready

shared by Mary Fulton on 04 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 04 Mar 11
     
    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)
Mary Fulton

Malloy Proposes a Shakeup in Higher Education - 0 views

ctmirror.com/...l-higher-ed-units-except-uconn

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shared by Mary Fulton on 04 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 04 Mar 11
     
    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
Bruce Vandal

State links university funding to lifting graduation rates - Indiana Economic Digest - Indiana - 0 views

www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp

Indiana performance_funding

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  • Bruce Vandal on 26 Jan 11
     
    Story on Indiana's performance based funding system.
Bruce Vandal

On Money and Motivation: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Financial Incentives for College Achievement - 0 views

faculty.tc.columbia.edu/...centives_FullDraft_Oct2009.pdf

West_Virginia financial_aid merit_scholarships performance_scholarships

shared by Bruce Vandal on 26 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Bruce Vandal on 26 Jan 11
     
    Study of the PROMISE or Merit scholarships in West VA that found significant improvements in graduation rates.
Mary Fulton

The Mini-AGI - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...ommunity_college_grant_program

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shared by Mary Fulton on 25 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 25 Jan 11
     
    A new $2 billion federal grant program for community and for-profit colleges is designed to help retrain trade-displaced workers and accomplish some of the goals proposed under the American Graduation Initiative to increase college completion rates. The program will impose strict accountability requirements and compel participants to make academic materials available to the public. (Inside Higher Ed, 01/21/11)
Mary Fulton

'Tracking' Revived at Community Colleges - 0 views

www.mysanantonio.com/...-community-colleges-969326.php

Texas community_college remediation adult_basic_education completion

shared by Mary Fulton on 25 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 25 Jan 11
     
    Facing dwindling state dollars and more pressure to graduate students, Texas community colleges may begin steering students who test at the lowest skill levels toward shorter vocational programs or adult basic education before attempting college academics. (San Antonio Express-News, 01/21/11)
Mary Fulton

Connecticut Lags in Growth Rate in Postsecondary Degrees - 0 views

www.courant.com/...h-laggi20110119,0,169047.story

Connecticut attainment

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  • Mary Fulton on 25 Jan 11
     
    Connecticut ranks seventh in the nation in the percentage of students with postsecondary degrees, but the rate of growth is well behind many states. Connecticut's acceleration ranks 34th out of 50 states, according to figures based on an analysis of census data. (Hartford Courant, 01/19/11)
Mary Fulton

Funding Our Future: A Financial Blueprint for Strengthening Higher Education in Washington State - 0 views

www.prosperitypartnership.org/...HETF-FullReport.pdf

Washington accountability graduation_rates funding financial_aid attainment STEM

shared by Mary Fulton on 03 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 03 Jan 11
     
    Recommendations from the Governor's Higher Education Funding Task Force include: increasing the number of residents graduating with bachelor's degrees, especially in STEM fields; providing the universities with flexibility to set tuition; expanding financial assistance to low- and middle- income students through private and public strategies; and holding public universities accountable for graduating more students. (Washington Governor's Higher Education Funding Task Force, January 2011)
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