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Hawaii Community College developmental education success rates in Achieving the Dream - 1 views

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Completion status and outcomes

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Maine Adult Education Transition - 1 views

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Memorandum of agreement with the University of Maine System

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2009 Critical Success Factors for the North Carolina Community College System - 1 views

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Accountability report on performance measures, referred to as core indicators of success, within NC community college system. (PDF document)

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Community colleges rethink missions as budgets tighten - 0 views

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Article in Sacramento Bee. Budget cuts to California community colleges are, in some cases, resulting in cuts to developmental education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Article in Sacramento Bee. Budget cuts to California community colleges are, in some cases, resulting in cuts to developmental education.</div>

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Montana Making Opportunity Affordable Initiative - 3 views

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Montana's Making Opportunity Affordable project focused on 2-year institutions.

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LA GRAD Act - 0 views

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Phasing out remedial education and developmental study programs at four-year schools, unless a two-year institution in the same area does not offer those courses
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Bruce Vandal on 23 Feb 10

Governor Jindal's proposal to reform higher education in Louisiana. It includes a proposal to move developmental education exclusively to the community college. It is consistent with recommendations proposed by the Louisiana Postsecondary Review Commission that were released in early February.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Governor Jindal's proposal to reform higher education in Louisiana. It includes a proposal to move developmental education exclusively to the community college. It is consistent with recommendations proposed by the Louisiana Postsecondary Review Commission that were released in early February.</div>

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Achieving the Dream - 0 views

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Achieving the Dream is a multiyear national initiative to help more community college students succeed.

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Achieving the Dream Policy Brief: It's Not About the Cut Score - 3 views

www.jff.org/...cutscoreforWeb_0.pdf

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Mary Fulton on 18 Feb 10

The author describes the experiences of three states that reviewed their placement assessment policies. The report encourages states to consider college placement policies as part of a broader vision of college readiness. (Michael Lawrence Collins, Jobs for the Future, 2008)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The author describes the experiences of three states that reviewed their placement assessment policies. The report encourages states to consider college placement policies as part of a broader vision of college readiness. (Michael Lawrence Collins, Jobs for the Future, 2008)</div>

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It's Not About the Cut Score: Redesigning Placement Assessment Policy to Improve Student Success is an Achieving the Dream Community Colleges Count and Jobs for the Future Policy Brief written by Michael Lawrence Collins, program director for Jobs for the Future's Youth Transitions Cluster, July 2008.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It's Not About the Cut Score: Redesigning Placement Assessment Policy to Improve Student Success is an Achieving the Dream Community Colleges Count and Jobs for the Future Policy Brief written by Michael Lawrence Collins, program director for Jobs for the Future's Youth Transitions Cluster, July 2008. </div>

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Mary Fulton on 11 Oct 10

Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010.

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Enhancing College Student Success Through Developmental Education - 2 views

www.aascu.org/...pmaug08.pdf

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Provides an overview of current policy and research on developmental education. The paper argues that developmental education is a necessary part of state efforts to increase college attainment rates. (Alene Russell, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2008)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Provides an overview of current policy and research on developmental education. The paper argues that developmental education is a necessary part of state efforts to increase college attainment rates. (Alene Russell, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2008)</div>

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Bruce Vandal on 23 Feb 10

Hey Mary, I think this paper argues against shifting developmental education exclusively to two-year colleges. Maybe we should create tags using the term "limits", "four_year" and "comm_college"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hey Mary, I think this paper argues against shifting developmental education exclusively to two-year colleges. Maybe we should create tags using the term "limits", "four_year" and "comm_college"</div>

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Hawaii Community College Annual Program Review Report - 0 views

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Remedial/Developmental Reading Program Review (December 2, 2009). Report covers quantitative data and analysis.

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Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE) - 1 views

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The CCPE serves independently within Nebraska's higher education system to promote sound policies for Nebraska's state and community colleges and the University of Nebraska.

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Shifting Gears - 0 views

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Mary Fulton on 17 Feb 10

The Joyce Foundation initiative is designed to help the workforce in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin develop skills and credentials essential for twenty-first century jobs. These states are re-engineering adult education, workforce development and postsecondary education policies to support economic growth and expand job opportunities for low-skilled workers in the Midwest.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Joyce Foundation initiative is designed to help the workforce in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin develop skills and credentials essential for twenty-first century jobs. These states are re-engineering adult education, workforce development and postsecondary education policies to support economic growth and expand job opportunities for low-skilled workers in the Midwest.</div>

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Lisa Levinson on 09 Jul 10

Shifting Gears web site funded by the Joyce Foundation. Initiative funded to help 6 midwestern states address how to increase worker skills and certificate and degree completion in postsecondary ed.

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Progress of Education Reform: Community College Success - 0 views

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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

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

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Developmental Education Initiative (DEI) - 1 views

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The Developmental Education Initiative is a three-year Gates funded effort to identify and develop programs that increase the number of community college students who complete preparatory classes and successfully move on to college-level studies. The Initiative began in 2009.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Developmental Education Initiative is a three-year Gates funded effort to identify and develop programs that increase the number of community college students who complete preparatory classes and successfully move on to college-level studies. The Initiative began in 2009.</div>

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Achieving the Dream Policy Brief: Setting Up Success in Developmental Education - 0 views

www.jff.org/...AtD_brief_success_082609.pdf

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Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Outcomes is an Achieving the Dream Community Colleges Count and Jobs for the Future Policy Brief written by Michael Lawrence Collins, program director at Jobs for the Future. June 2009

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Outcomes is an Achieving the Dream Community Colleges Count and Jobs for the Future Policy Brief written by Michael Lawrence Collins, program director at Jobs for the Future. June 2009</div>

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Georgia Budget Task Force Recommends Slate of State Efficiencies - 1 views

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Georgia Budget Task Force makes recommendations to include moving developmental education exclusively to two-year institutions

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Georgia State Senate Budget Task Force Final Report.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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Georgia State Budget Task Force report recommends moving remedial education exclusively to two-year institutions.

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Case Studies of Three Community Colleges: The Policy and Practice of Assessing and Plac... - 10 views

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Research done by MDRC looking at the assessment and placement process at three community colleges. It highlights several issues and challenges, including a lack of consensus about the standard for college-level work, the high-stakes nature of the assessments, and the minimal relationship between assessment for placement and diagnosis for instruction.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Research done by MDRC looking at the assessment and placement process at three community colleges. It highlights several issues and challenges, including a lack of consensus about the standard for college-level work, the high-stakes nature of the assessments, and the minimal relationship between assessment for placement and diagnosis for instruction.</div>

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Bruce Vandal on 23 Mar 10

Include this report in the resources for the April 29 jam.

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Hawaii Community College: Achieving the Dream Data - 0 views

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