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Success Begets Success - 0 views

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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)

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

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Get With the Program: Accelerating Community College Students' Entry into and Completio... - 0 views

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Paper by Davis Jenkins finds that students should take their remedial education courses as part of a focused program of study, rather than as a stand alone academic activity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Paper by Davis Jenkins finds that students should take their remedial education courses as part of a focused program of study, rather than as a stand alone academic activity. </div>

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Mary Fulton on 14 Feb 12

The paper offers suggestions for ways community colleges can rethink their practices at key stages of students' engagement to substantially increase rates of program entry and completion. (Community College Research Center, January 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The paper offers suggestions for ways community colleges can rethink their practices at key stages of students' engagement to substantially increase rates of program entry and completion. (Community College Research Center, January 2012)</div>

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Gains and Gaps: Changing Inequality in U.S. College Entry and Completion - 0 views

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High School Feedback: An Analysis of States' Current Efforts - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 30 Jan 12 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 30 Jan 12

Summarizes states' efforts to provide information on success of K-12 students after high school, such as postsecondary enrollment, remediation, persistence and degree completion. (Data Quality Campaign, December 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Summarizes states' efforts to provide information on success of K-12 students after high school, such as postsecondary enrollment, remediation, persistence and degree completion. (Data Quality Campaign, December 2011)</div>

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Using Data to Increase College and Career Readiness: A Primer for State Policymakers - 0 views

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Discusses actions for state policymakers to take to strengthen their P-20 data systems to increase college and career readiness. (Data Quality Campaign, January 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Discusses actions for state policymakers to take to strengthen their P-20 data systems to increase college and career readiness. (Data Quality Campaign, January 2012)</div>

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Community College Reforms to Spur Workforce Development - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 28 Jan 12 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 28 Jan 12

Masschusetts Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled a plan to unify the state's 15 community colleges and give the board of higher education more oversight of the campuses. The plan also intends to strengthen the role of community colleges in workforce development.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Masschusetts Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled a plan to unify the state's 15 community colleges and give the board of higher education more oversight of the campuses. The plan also intends to strengthen the role of community colleges in workforce development.</div>

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Company unveils line of free online courses from elite college faculty | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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Bruce Vandal on 27 Jan 12

Story on DIY higher education and a provider tapping into professors at elite institutions

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Story on DIY higher education and a provider tapping into professors at elite institutions</div>

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Why Academe Needs a 'Race to the Top' - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 27 Jan 12 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 27 Jan 12

A framework for reform in higher education. Provides a vision for what higher education should be accountable for and suggests that the federal government play a strong role in that accountability

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A framework for reform in higher education. Provides a vision for what higher education should be accountable for and suggests that the federal government play a strong role in that accountability</div>

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Udacity and the future of online universities | Felix Salmon - 0 views

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 26 Jan 12 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 26 Jan 12

An example of how to unbundle higher education by providing knowledge transfer without the cost of a university.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An example of how to unbundle higher education by providing knowledge transfer without the cost of a university. </div>

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The Great Unbundling of the University - Alan Jacobs - Technology - The Atlantic - 0 views

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Bruce Vandal on 26 Jan 12

Story on movement toward more customized postsecondary experiences. Unbundling certification, assessment, social and other elements of education

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Story on movement toward more customized postsecondary experiences. Unbundling certification, assessment, social and other elements of education</div>

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Essay: Hauptman revise Pell to focus on neediest students | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 24 Jan 12 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 24 Jan 12

Commentary from Art Hauptmann on how to change the Pell program

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Commentary from Art Hauptmann on how to change the Pell program</div>

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Online Course Provider, StraighterLine, to Offer Critical-Thinking Tests to Students - ... - 0 views

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Bruce Vandal on 20 Jan 12

Story in Chronical about online course provider that is providing more competency based assessments and instruction, instead of degrees. Students get portfolio of skills instead

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Story in Chronical about online course provider that is providing more competency based assessments and instruction, instead of degrees. Students get portfolio of skills instead</div>

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The Role of Minority-Serving Institutions in National College Completion Goals - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 11 Jan 12 - No Cached

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Report outlines the current minority-serving institutions landscape - highlighting that together these institutions enroll more than 2.3 million students or close to 14% of all students-as well as features several student success stories. (Institute for Higher Education, January 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Report outlines the current minority-serving institutions landscape - highlighting that together these institutions enroll more than 2.3 million students or close to 14% of all students-as well as features several student success stories. (Institute for Higher Education, January 2012)</div>

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

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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)

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

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

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)

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

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Fueling the Race to Postseconary Success - 0 views

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Report from CAEL on their research into the use of prior learning assessments

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Challenges Community Colleges Face to Reach the Unemployed - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 04 Jan 12 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 04 Jan 12

Survey found that high unemployment and state budget cuts have made it harder for community colleges to offer workforce training. Survey also found that community colleges are being pushed to offer quick job training without academic credit at the expense of more costly long-term programs. (Education Policy Center, U of AL, December 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Survey found that high unemployment and state budget cuts have made it harder for community colleges to offer workforce training. Survey also found that community colleges are being pushed to offer quick job training without academic credit at the expense of more costly long-term programs. (Education Policy Center, U of AL, December 2011)</div>

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

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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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Paper from Iowa Department of Education aligning graduates with area of employment</div>

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Four Steps to Finishing First: An Agenda for Increasing College Productivity to Create ... - 0 views

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Mary Fulton on 19 Dec 11

Focuses on four areas where states can drive a more productive higher education system to improve degree completion while maintaining quality. The four steps include: Performance funding, student incentives, new models and business efficiencies. (Lumina Foundation for Education, August 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Focuses on four areas where states can drive a more productive higher education system to improve degree completion while maintaining quality. The four steps include: Performance funding, student incentives, new models and business efficiencies. (Lumina Foundation for Education, August 2011)</div>

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Performance-Based Funding: A Re-Emerging Strategy in Public Higher Education Financing - 0 views

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Summarizes state models for performance-based funding, as well as reported results.The policy brief also summarizes recent and proposed state policies or plans. (AASCU, June 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Summarizes state models for performance-based funding, as well as reported results.The policy brief also summarizes recent and proposed state policies or plans. (AASCU, June 2011)</div>

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