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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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Follow the F Grades - 1 views

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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.

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

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Report on how poor financial aid policies negatively impact success for low-income students

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Performance-based Funding: A Re-Emerging Strategy in Public Higher Education Financing - 1 views

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Finishing the First Lap: The Cost of First-Year Student Attrition in America's Four-Yea... - 0 views

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Report from American Institutes of Research on the high cost of student attrition in higher education. Estimates that it costs states about $6.2 Billion annually in state appropriations, $1.4 Billion in student grants and another $1.5 Billion in federal grants when first year students don't persist to a second year of education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Report from American Institutes of Research on the high cost of student attrition in higher education. Estimates that it costs states about $6.2 Billion annually in state appropriations, $1.4 Billion in student grants and another $1.5 Billion in federal grants when first year students don't persist to a second year of education. </div>

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Leaving No Worker Behind: Community Colleges Retrain the Michigan Workforce-and Themsel... - 0 views

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Paper on the impact of the No Worker Left Behind program in Michigan on retraining the workforce.

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

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Report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce that showcases the value of higher education, particular majors.

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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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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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Hechinger Report | Community colleges should be at the front line of economic recovery - 0 views

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Story on the role of community colleges in economic development.

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Maureen Downey: The finishing line | ajc.com - 0 views

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Editorial in Georgia on focusing on college completion, rather than access

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Institutional Variation in Credential Completion: Evidence from Washington State Commun... - 0 views

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Paper studying how technical colleges move students to completion when compared to traditional community colleges

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Higher Education: State's future is tied( to students' success | ajc.com - 0 views

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Editorial on Georgia's need for a more targeted strategy for higher education

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Web site with state by state analysis of higher education productivity measures for institutions and states.

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What Does the State Get For Its University Buck? | The Pilot - 0 views

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Story on the return on investment in higher education in North Carolina.

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Improved transfer programs boost completion rates - 3 views

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Story in Community College Times on the impact of transfer/articulation on completion

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Big Goals and Smart Policy: Strengthening Connecticut's Colleges and Universities - Lum... - 1 views

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Jamie Merisotis remarks on college completion in Connecticut

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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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Bruce Vandal on 06 Apr 11

Report from NGA on how higher education is aligned with the workforce. Features case studies of four states.

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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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Redefining Community College Success - 0 views

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

Follow the F Grades - 1 views

Priced Out | Education Trust - 0 views

Performance-based Funding: A Re-Emerging Strategy in Public Higher Education Financing - 1 views

Finishing the First Lap: The Cost of First-Year Student Attrition in America's Four-Yea... - 0 views

Leaving No Worker Behind: Community Colleges Retrain the Michigan Workforce-and Themsel... - 0 views

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

Who Decides on Transfer Credit? - 0 views

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

Hechinger Report | Community colleges should be at the front line of economic recovery - 0 views

Maureen Downey: The finishing line | ajc.com - 0 views

Institutional Variation in Credential Completion: Evidence from Washington State Commun... - 0 views

Higher Education: State's future is tied( to students' success | ajc.com - 0 views

College Measures Project AIR - 0 views

What Does the State Get For Its University Buck? | The Pilot - 0 views

Improved transfer programs boost completion rates - 3 views

Big Goals and Smart Policy: Strengthening Connecticut's Colleges and Universities - Lum... - 1 views

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

College Completion Tool Kit - 1 views

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