This issue of the Progress of Education Reform published by ECS summarizes recent research on the college success of students who enroll and complete developmental education.
This forum held by the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) will spotlight community colleges that address the challenges of developmental education and produce best practices for supporting students' progress toward degree completion. The forum will be held Monday December 13th. Speakers Peter Adams and Elaine Baker have worked with ECS and Getting Past Go in the past.
This ECS publication looks at the latest research on student success in community colleges and offers insights on the strategies that show the most promise in promoting greater educational attainment for community college students. (Bruce Vandal, Educatio
Presentation of the developmental mathematics course redesign project work and results at Chattanooga State Community College. The project has served as a pilot site for the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative. (John Squires, Chattanooga State Community College, October 2010)
Provides an analysis of over 50 state and postsecondary system reports on remedial education that the Getting Past Go project reviewed. Overall, GPG found that data contained in the reports fell into three main categories: participation of students in developmental education; success of developmental education students; and cost of developmental education. (Mary Fulton, Education Commission of the States, April, 2010)
Article on Tennessee Board of Regents developmental studies redesign. Also overviews other reform efforts in developmental education in California
National CrossTalk -- Vol. 18 / No. 1 -- May 2010