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Describes a new effort by UMass - Amherst to recruit community college graduates to the state university's flagship campus. Starting this fall, UMass will offer students who transfer from community colleges with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average priority course registration and housing, scholarships to cover hefty student fees, and special advising services. (Boston Globe, 03/22/11)

Article in the Denver Post about statistics found in Colorado report on developmental education

The Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission's final report with recommendations on reforming the state's higher education system and increasing graduation rates to include admission standards, performance funding and developmental education reform.

Annual reports prepared by the Department of Higher Education. Resource for linking high school performance to college success.

The final report of an Arkansas task force offers recommendations for increasing the number of citizens holding bachelor's degrees by 2015. One of the eight core recommendations focuses on decreasing remediation rates. The report also provides background

New York Times article on an initiative the National Center for Education and the Economy to provide board exams for students, beginning in 10th grade to assess college readiness and to provide early access into postsecondary education.

Editorial written by Senator Gary Stevens outlining his proposal to develop a state task force to address low college graduation rates in Alaska. The bill specifically charges the task force to address the issue of remediation.

The task force will identify ways to strengthen the education pipeline, improve student college preparation, decrease the need for college remediation, improve access to financial aid, increase retention and graduation rates, address data and tracking needs, and ultimately support economic development.

Network for supporting Adult Basic Education providers

The NCTN supports Adult Basic Education staff, programs and state agencies in establishing and strengthening ABE-to-college transition services through technical assistance, professional development, collegial sharing, advocacy and increased visibility for this critical sector of the adult basic education system.

Story documenting the Gates Foundation's commitment to improve remedial education in community colleges.

In this editorial, Kevin Carey, policy director of think tank Education Sector, argues that colleges are not fulfilling their mission to students: costs are rising and students are not learning (or even graduating). He argues for transparency and studies of the effectiveness of teaching and learning, and warns of the education-related lobbies that keep the rest of us in the dark about higher education. (Kevin Carey in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Issue #15, Winter 2010).

Commentary from Joe Nathan making the case that reductions in remedial rates for recent high school grads will save Minnesota money

Urges states to track how well high school graduates perform in college so that the schools can better prepare students for and succeed in postsecondary education. States should track postsecondary enrollment, remediation and credit accumulation. Recommends four actions for states to take to track and publish these data. (J.B. Schramm and E. Kinney Zalesne, October 2011)