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From Student To Resident - 1 views

www.campusphilly.org/...fromstudenttoresident.pdf completion workforce Pennsylvania
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  • Bruce Vandal on 14 Dec 10
     
    2010 Philadelphia Student Retention Survey. Report finding that Philadelphia is able to retain non-native college graduates
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Follow the F Grades - 1 views

www.insidehighered.com/..._examines_high_failure_courses retention remedial data course_redesign completion
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  • Matt Smith on 02 Jun 11
     
    Details how institutional research, data collection can lead to programmatic changes that promote student success. Collecting data on course failure rates allowed administration and faculty to look critically at the effectiveness of several instructional delivery formats and introduce academic policies that support student retention.
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KY Council on Postsecondary Education Opinion Editorial: Working Together to Improve Co... - 1 views

migration.kentucky.gov/...nr_122810.htm Kentucky high_school feedback_reports
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  • 92 percent graduation rate and an average GPA for its graduating seniors of 2.8 (slightly above the district average). When tested, however, 67 percent of their graduates were not ready to take freshman math, 57 percent were not ready to take freshman English, and 41.5 percent were not ready to for college-level reading.
  • Bruce Vandal on 28 Dec 10
     
    Opinion piece from KY CPE Bob King on the results of the recently released High School Feedback reports showing high percentages of high school graduates requiring remedial education.
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Redesigning Community Colleges for Completion: Lessons from Research on High-Performanc... - 1 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp CCRC completion community_college institutional_organization innovation performance continuous_improvement
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  • 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)
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Transforming Michigan's Adult Learning Infrastructure - 1 views

www.michigan.gov/...t_Learning_Report_288772_7.pdf Michigan shifting_gears workforce economic development
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  • Bruce Vandal on 24 Jan 11
     
    A report to the Council for Labor and Economic Growth from the CLEG Low-Wage Worker Advancement Committee's Adult Learning Work Group
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Voluntary System of Accountability for Community Colleges: Proposed Stage One Measures - 1 views

www.aacc.nche.edu/...ProposedStageOneMeasures.aspx community_college data learning_outcomes metrics workforce_development economic development
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  • Bruce Vandal on 19 Jan 11
     
    Set of metrics for measuring success of community college student success
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GOP proposes $1 billion in cuts, mostly to cities and counties | StarTribune.com - 1 views

www.startribune.com/...114143054.html budget funding Minnesota
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  • Bruce Vandal on 18 Jan 11
     
    Minnesota GOP proposal for budget. GOP controls both the Senate and the House in Minnesota. Recommendations include cuts to higher education
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The Degree Qualifications Profile - 1 views

www.luminafoundation.org/...ree_Qualifications_Profile.pdf student_learning student_outcomes competencies workforce_development
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  • Mary Fulton on 25 Jan 11
     
    The profile is a framework for defining and ultimately measuring the general knowledge and skills that individual students need to acquire in order to earn degrees at various levels, such as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees. (Lumina Foundation for Education, January 2011)
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Colleges make annual pitches to JBC | EdNewsColorado - 1 views

www.ednewscolorado.org/...ges-make-annual-pitches-to-jbc Colorado budget funding
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  • Bruce Vandal on 04 Jan 11
     
    Story on testimony given by CO Colleges to the Joint Budget Committee of the state legislature.
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Increasing the Competitiveness of the Arkansas Workforce for a Knowledge-Based Economy:... - 1 views

www.adhe.edu/...Final%20Draft%2001122011.pdf NCHEMS Arkansas workforce economic development
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  • Bruce Vandal on 28 Jan 11
     
    Report from NCHEMS to the State of Arkansas analyzing public policy related to higher education completion and workforce development
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Popular But Unstable: Explaining Why State Performance Funding Systems in the United St... - 1 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp CCRC performance_funding
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  • Bruce Vandal on 08 Feb 11
     
    Paper on the history of performance based funding
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Oregon Senate Committee Approves Lofty Goal for Raising Population's Education Levels - 1 views

www.oregonlive.com/...n_senate_committee_approv.html Oregon completion_goal
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  • Mary Fulton on 09 Feb 11
     
    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)
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Funding Completion - 1 views

www.insidehighered.com/...d_even_in_tight_economic_times Gates_Foundation completion remediation
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  • Matt Smith on 23 Feb 11
     
    Details efforts spearheaded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; initiatives highlighted include the Completion Innovation Challenge, Completion by Design; refers to using funds more effectively, efficiently.
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Ohio Board of Regents College Completion Plan - 1 views

www.ohiocommunitycolleges.org/...e29a8dddc1ab8f2ad25519c89f.pdf remedial Ohio CCA performance_funding transfer adult_basic_education workforce certificates
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  • Bruce Vandal on 09 Mar 11
     
    Powerpoint presentation outlining the Ohio college completion plan.
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More Students Taking 'Gap Year' Before College - WSJ.com - 1 views

online.wsj.com/...3513204576047723922275698.html completion enrollment delay_enrollment
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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Dec 10
     
    Story in WSJ describing that more students are taking a year off between high school and college for other pursuits like service and travel
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Higher Education for the Workforce: Barriers and Facilitators to Employer Engagement - 1 views

www.bis.gov.uk/...DIUS_RR_08_04 completion workforce employers
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  • Bruce Vandal on 28 Dec 10
     
    Report on effectively engaging employers as part of college/workforce alignment strategy.
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Kasich proposes budget including $4.5 billion for higher education - The Lantern - Campus - 1 views

www.thelantern.com/...for-higher-education-1.2107873 Ohio budget workforce
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  • Bruce Vandal on 15 Mar 11
     
    Story on Governor Kasich's budget proposal for higher education.
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Inside Higher Ed: Performance Based Funding 2.0 - 1 views

www.insidehighered.com/...perform performance_funding completion
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  • Bruce Vandal on 28 Dec 10
     
    Proposal to move to an outcomes based funding system for community colleges
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Maryland Association of Community Colleges Summit Presentations - 1 views

mdacc.org/...wn_MACC_Summit_Workshops.html Maryland community_college completion math developmental_education
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  • Bruce Vandal on 28 Dec 10
     
    Presentations from Maryland Community Colleges Association summit to increase college completion.
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College Completion Tool Kit - 1 views

www.ed.gov/...cc-toolkit.pdf completion completion_goal performance_funding alignment placement transfer data accelerated near_completers
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  • 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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