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State Spending on Colleges Edges Down, as Deficits Loom - Government - The Chronicle of... - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 24 Jan 11
     
    Analysis by The Chronicle of Grapevine data on the current state of state funding for higher education.
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Closing the education gap - 0 views

www.timesunion.com/...prepare-for-college-881254.php access student_success New_York remedial completion
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  • Matt Smith on 15 Dec 10
     
    The newspaper article from the Albany Times Union details the efforts of the State Assembly's Committee on Higher Education. The committee has reviewed college readiness and completion data from SUNY institutions. The committee drew a link between underprepared students and its influence on the workforce and state's economic viability.
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Over Half of UL System Graduates Not Counted in Graduation Rate - 0 views

www.ulsystem.net/index.cfm completion graduation Louisiana data IPEDS
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  • Bruce Vandal on 19 Nov 10
     
    Release from the University of Louisiana expressing concern over IPEDS graduation rate calculation. Over half of those who graduate, don't show up in the statistic.
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Four Steps to Finishing First in Higher Education | College Productivity - 0 views

www.collegeproductivity.org/...four-steps Completion productivity Lumina MOA
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  • Bruce Vandal on 18 Nov 10
     
    Web site featuring resources on how states and postsecondary systems can increase postsecondary productivity
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Higher ed plan envisions big changes to Utah campuses | The Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

www.sltrib.com/...-utah-percent-regents.html.csp Utah completion CCA
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  • Bruce Vandal on 18 Nov 10
     
    Story on Utah's higher education strategic plan to increase college completion.
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Don Norris - Strategic Initiatives - Partners - 0 views

www.strategicinitiatives.com/...norris.html E-learning technology analytics
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  • Bruce Vandal on 18 Nov 10
     
    Bio for Don Norris of Strategic Initiatives. He is an expert on the use of technology in higher education, particularly action analytics
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The time is Now - 0 views

thetimeisnow.wrfoundation.org Arkansas Completion ATD financial_aid at-risk
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  • Bruce Vandal on 17 Nov 10
     
    Annual report from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation outlining its efforts to improve Arkansas' college completion rate.
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Taking on the Completion Challenge - Papers - OECD iLibrary - 0 views

www.oecd-ilibrary.org/...tion-challenge_5km4m2t59cmr-en Policy completion research OECD analytics cross-agency
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  • Bruce Vandal on 16 Nov 10
     
    Reviews the international research on college completion policies and the causes of drop out. Emphasizes early identification of potential drop outs
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The Degree Dividend: Building Our Economy and Preserving Our Quality of Life - 0 views

highered.colorado.gov/...trategicplan_final_nov0410.pdf Colorado completion access remediation funding performance_funding P-20 governance admissions
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  • Mary Fulton on 13 Nov 10
     
    Examines reasons for and ways to invest in higher education on sustainable basis. Makes recommendations in four areas: Affordability, Access, Quality and Accountability. Addresses several issues, including remedial education and completion. (Colorado's Strategic Plan for Higher Education, November 2010)
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College Persistence and Completion Strategies: Opportunities for Scaling Up - 0 views

www.ceep.indiana.edu/...PB_V8N4_Fall_2010_EPB.pdf Indiana financial_aid completion data evaluation retention at-risk
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  • Bruce Vandal on 11 Nov 10
     
    Report from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy outlining the challenges to increase college completion rates in states. The report calls for improved financial aid, better data, improved program evaluation and innovative strategies to serve at-risk populations.
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CEEP policy brief urges more intense effort to ensure more earn college degrees: IU New... - 0 views

newsinfo.iu.edu/...16293.html Indiana evaluation data financial_aid retention
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  • Bruce Vandal on 11 Nov 10
     
    Overview of research done by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University outlining the challenges to significantly increasing degree completion among underrepresented populations. Need for better data, program evaluation and financial aid are the key.
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Report of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Higher Education C... - 0 views

www.highereducationpolicyinstitute.org/index.cfm performance_funding Texas cost redesign productivity
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  • Bruce Vandal on 10 Nov 10
     
    Report from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on how to create greater cost efficiencies in higher education. Offer several strategies for cutting costs including course redesign and performance funding.
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Technology and the Completion Agenda - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...completion technology data_analytics data_systems online_learning
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  • Mary Fulton on 09 Nov 10
     
    Discusses role of data analytics, information systems and technology in the college completion agenda. (Inside Higher Ed, 11/09/10)
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Rewarding Persistence: Effects of a Performance-Based Scholarship Program for Low-Incom... - 0 views

www.mdrc.org/...overview.html performance_scholarships Financial_aid completion low_income
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  • Bruce Vandal on 02 Nov 10
     
    Study by MDRC looking at the effectiveness of performance based scholarships for low income students.
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Increasing our potential « Alabama Possible - 0 views

alabamapossible.org/...increasing-our-potential Alabama CCA completion
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  • Bruce Vandal on 19 Nov 10
     
    Webcast from Alabama Possible featuring Stan Jones on the Complete College America project.
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Blog U.: Mapping the Terrain of Online Education - Digital Tweed - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...he_terrain_of_online_education completion technology online data
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  • Bruce Vandal on 22 Nov 10
     
    Story on new data related to online learning.
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AACC Statement on Community Colleges and Baccalaureate Attainment - 0 views

www.aacc.nche.edu/...ps10192009.aspx transfer BA attainment limits community_colleges
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  • Bruce Vandal on 29 Oct 10
     
    American Association for Community Colleges statement on the low BA attainment of students who start at community colleges.
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Certificates Count: An Analysis | Complete College America - 0 views

completecollege.org/...certificates_count_release Completion certificates workforce CCA Futureworks data
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  • Bruce Vandal on 07 Dec 10
     
    Report from Complete College America documenting how states can take greater advantage of certificates to increase college completion. Includes data on state production of certificates.
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Colleges pressed to give credit for work experience | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks,... - 0 views

www.grandforksherald.com/...185788 adults prior learning completion workforce Washington North_Dakota
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  • Bruce Vandal on 07 Dec 10
     
    Story on how colleges are being encouraged to grant credit to students with appropriate work experience
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Governor Robert F. McDonnell Announces Investment in Higher Education - 0 views

www.governor.virginia.gov/...viewRelease.cfm Virginia affordability funding financial_aid community_college access completion state_goals metrics STEM economic development
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  • Bruce Vandal on 06 Dec 10
     
    Governor McDonnell of Virginia proposes $50 million in new funding for higher education to increase access and affordability. The goal of the proposal is to increase the number of degrees in the state by 100,000.
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