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Development Education in Texas: Recommendations for Systemic Improvement. - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 10 Nov 10
     
    Report from the Higher Education Policy Institute in Texas on the state of developmental education in Texas and suggestions on potential reforms.
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Many not ready for college, costing Texas $200M a year | Houston & Texas News | Chron.c... - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 24 May 10
     
    Article in Houston Chronicle, funded through Hechinger Institute, on the challenge of remedial education in Texas. Emphasizes need for reform in delivery of remedial Education.
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TX Senate Committee Announces Recommendations - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 05 Jan 11
     
    Blog entry from Texas Community College Teachers Association on recommendations from Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education. The report offers recommendations on developmental education.
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Students playing catch-up as they hit college | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning... - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 23 Mar 10
     
    Story in Dallas News on the high percentage of Texas high school students who enter college underprepared. Outlines some of the strategies that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is supporting to improve student success.
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Improving Alignment Between Postsecondary and Secondary Education: The Texas College an... - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 01 Apr 10
     
    Session at AERA featuring papers on the Texas College and Career Readiness Initiative. Includes a paper on extent that placement tests accurately measure student knowledge and skills.
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Getting Ready for College: An Implementation and Early Impacts Study of Eight Texas Dev... - 0 views

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  • Mary Fulton on 25 Oct 11
     
    Discusses the early findings of eight developmental summer bridge programs in Texas. (MDRC, October, 2011)
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Scaling and Sustaining: State Progress in the Developmental Education Initiative - 0 views

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  • Mary Fulton on 30 Jan 12
     
    This analysis of data from the DEI Self-Assessment Tool covers policy changes between 2009 and 2010, the first year of the initiative. Includes summaries from Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and Texas. (Jobs for the Future, October 2011)
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Texas Developmental Education Program Survey - 2 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 15 Apr 10
     
    Report on a statewide developmental education survey conducted by TX Higher Education Coordinating Board
  • Mary Fulton on 27 Apr 10
     
    Provides data on several developmental education topics, including academic advising and support services; academic performance; college readiness assessments; faculty development; and course delivery. (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2010)
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Senate committee offers advice to colleges - 0 views

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  • Matt Smith on 20 Dec 10
     
    Details Texas Senate Higher Education Interim Committee's study report. Committee offered 86 recommendations on variety of topics: dual credit, distance education, cost-cutting, performance funding, remedial education.
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'Tracking' Revived at Community Colleges - 0 views

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  • Mary Fulton on 25 Jan 11
     
    Facing dwindling state dollars and more pressure to graduate students, Texas community colleges may begin steering students who test at the lowest skill levels toward shorter vocational programs or adult basic education before attempting college academics. (San Antonio Express-News, 01/21/11)
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The Remedial Ph.D. - 0 views

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  • Mary Fulton on 05 Aug 11
     
    Discusses two new doctoral programs in remedial and developmental education recently approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Currently, only one such program exist in the nation.(Inside Higher Ed, 08/05/11)
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In Texas Speech, Obama Renews His Educational Goals for the Nation - Government - The C... - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 10 Aug 10
     
    Chronicle article on Obama speech on his higher education agenda. His speech refers to Cleveland State's redesign of developmental math, which is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents developmental studies redesign.
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An Exploration of High-School Based Alternatives to Developmental Education - 1 views

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  • Matt Smith on 03 Dec 10
     
    Presentation slides detail Developmental Summer Bridge programs (DSB) in Texas. The research describes college-connected interventions in high school settings and assesses the level of coordination for college readiness between high schools and local colleges. The slides also analyzes the strengths and challenges of 5 different programs across the state.
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Texas Senate Higher Education Committee Interim Report - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 05 Jan 11
     
    Report in preparation for legislative session with recommendations for action. Report includes recommendations on developmental education.
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Raymund Paredes: The TT Interview | The Texas Tribune - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 17 Jun 10
     
    Interview with Commissioner of Higher Education Ray Paredes. Ray is a member of the Getting Past Go advisory team
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Remedial education a degree logjam - 0 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 22 Jul 10
     
    Article in San Antonio Express-News on efforts to increase the success of remedial education programs to save money and improve student success.
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Standardization vs. Flexibility: State Policy Options on Placement Testing for Developm... - 0 views

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  • Mary Fulton on 18 Feb 10
     
    Examines the tradeoffs states encounter as they make state-level developmental education placement policies. The brief encourages policies to be combined with appropriate support services and interventions that enable students to succeed. It promotes a P-16 approach with multiple assessments of students and sound data collection and analysis. (Heath Prince, Jobs for the Future, 2005)
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State Policy Priorities for Developmental Education Initiative - 1 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 14 Apr 10
     
    Document outlining state policy priorities for states participating in the developmental education initiative. Addresses, K-12 curricular alignment, funding, assessment and placement, data and performance measurement, academic support services
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Developmental Education Initiative State Policy Framework and Strategy - 4 views

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  • Bruce Vandal on 24 May 10
     
    Framework for remedial education that includes references to funding, use of data, assessment and delivery.
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Driving Innovation: How Six States Are Organizing to Improve Outcomes in Developmental ... - 1 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 02 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Mary Fulton on 02 Aug 11
     
    Describes what the DEI states have set out to do and why, the momentum they have developed, and next steps in their efforts to overcome obstacles to better results. (Michael Collins, Jobs for the Future, April 2011)
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