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Describes a set of core principles for effective faculty engagement in the institutional change process. Each principle includes recommendations and practices. (Achieving the Dream and Public Agenda, Fall 2011)

Community colleges can improve graduation rates by offering a course that teaches students how to navigate college with lessons on study skills, time management and how to find the bursar's office. Yet while "student success" courses are increasingly common, resistance remains strong at many community colleges. (Inside Higher Ed, 02/21/12)

Explores 13 promising practices for strengthening community college student engagement and success. The practices include assessment and placement, support services, remedial education, academic alert and intervention, and others. (Center for Community College Student Engagement, February 2012 )

News article references two new CCRC reports, which suggest that more than a quarter of students placed in remedial courses could pass the gateway course with a "B." The article also indicates that using high school GPA as the placement criterion would be as good of a predictor of college success as remedial assessments.

The report is intended to help state and college leaders understand the latest research on assessments used for course placement , make sense of the contentious debate issues, and evaluate their own options for moving forward. (Jobs for the Future, August 2012)

Report found that an increasing number of students who borrowed to finance their college are dropping out. Those who dropped out were far more likely to default on their loans, had higher unemployment rates and made less money than those who graduated. The trends were more pronounced in the for-profit sector. (Education Sector, February 2012)

Chapter in Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy, and Praxis, Vol. 3, 1215-148. 2004 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Study on the implementation of directed self placement of writing students.

This is the first year report of a three year longitudinal study by the American Council on Education to understand the effects of obtaining the GED on postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion. This study supports transitioning adult learners without a high school diploma to the GED credential and into postsecondary with accelerated learning. This first year study used the information gathered at the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). The NSC holds 93 percent of postsecondary student enrollment. The study focused on adults who acquired the GED credential in 2003. The pilot study founded credential recipients had a significantly higher enrollment rate into postsecondary than non-passers; females enrolled more than males; there is no significant ethnic difference between enrollees and non-enrollees.

Examines the effects of CSU-Bakersfield's move to online developmental education math courses in response to budget cuts. Student pass rates plunged, but rebounded when the college revised the courses to include both online lab work with teaching assistants and weekly lectures. (Inside Higher Ed, 06/09/11

Research on the lack of progress that students make in developmental education. It attributes student failure to the fact that they don't begin or complete the full sequence of courses.

Story on high percentage of Louisiana students who require remedial education

Story in the large increase in remedial enrollments at CUNY institutions with a particular emphasis on those that are three levels below college level.

Declares that the mission of higher education includes achievement of the following by 2025: 40% of adult Oregonians have earned a bachelor's degree or higher; 40% an associate's degree or postsecondary credential; and the remaining 20% at least a high school diploma.

Discusses the increasing number of students at CUNY that require remediation, including those with deficits in multiple subjects. (NYT, 03/03/11)

Positive outcomes have been reported for university preparation courses for students without disabilities. Little is known about whether these courses can offer the same benefit to students with learning disabilities and whether the inclusion of psychosocial factors, in addition to academic skills, would benefit both groups.

The Undereducated American is a report from the Center on Education and the Worforce that highlights how America has not been producing enough highly skilled college-educated persons for the workforce.

An analysis by the Michigan Department of Education shows that at more than half of high schools, fewer than 10% of students graduating this spring are college ready. For the first time, state data measures the extent of college readiness at every high school. (Detroit Free Press, 02/21/11) Also See: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Many_Michigan_high_school_grads_not_ready_for_college_346220_7.pdf

"As many as four out of five community college students in the United States want to transfer to a four-year institution so they can obtain a bachelor's degree, according to a report released Thursday by the College Board."

2007 study on the scores that predict college readiness on SAT