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Examines learning assistance centers and specialized skills labs in 15 community colleges and found that these approaches increase students' academic preparedness for postsecondary study. It is recommended that future research compare the effectiveness of learning assistance services and developmental education courses in boosting students' basic academic skills. ( Dolores Perin, Columbia University, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28: 559-582, 2004)

Southern Regional Education Board Meeting outlining key principles for developing stronger secondary academic standards for both college and career readiness

Webinar by Katie Hern of Chabot College and Myra Snell of Los Medanos colleges on their work to accelerate developmental math, reading and writing at their colleges. Includes data and insights on how to redesign courses.

Identifies current state policies that impede student attainment of basic skills for postsecondary education. The report recommends using standardized assessments, requiring remediation upon enrollment and provides flexibility to community colleges to address issues. (Elizabeth G. Hill, California Legislative Auditors Office, 2008)

This policy brief looks at efforts in three community colleges, two of which are Achieving the Dream institutions, to revamp remedial math programming. It focuses on the ways in which state and system policies interact with institutional reform efforts -

Impact evaluations are important because they provide evidence about what works and does not work. It looks at what caused the improvement, or lack there of. This article from the Center for Effective Philanthropy talks about evaluation from the policy, practice, as well as philanthropy perspective.

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

Bill in Arizona to allow students beginning in Sophmore year to test out of high school and move on to postsecondary education. This is rooted out of the National Center for Education and the Economy's proposal for board exams for high school students.

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.

Provides an overview of the issue of remedial education, particularly as it relates to President Obama's goals for increasing college attainment and also the current ecnonomic crisis.

From ACT, the PLAN program helps 10th graders build a foundation for future academic and career success.

Story on basic skills courses for adults that lead to livable wage employment

Article describes Achieving the Dream's efforts to respond to the project's evaluation by MDRC. Efforts include better faculty engagement and professional development, and sustaining and scaling up reforms. (Inside Higher Ed, 04/06/11)

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.

Report from a working group from the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on the factors and predictors related to success in college math.

Proceedings of the Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium's Developmental Education Initiative

The Ohio Board of Regents is a nine-member advisory board to the chancellor. Responsibilities of the board include developing an annual report on the Condition of Higher Education in Ohio, and issuing an annual performance review of the chancellor.

By David Hayward and originally published in April 2009 Integrating Technology column of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears; here it is part of the blog Expert Voices published by the National Sciences Digital Library. The post provides a great overview of Diigo, with advice on how middle school teachers can use it.

Socrata, using "social networking, cloud computing, data visualization and analytics, mobile and location-based services, internet-scale databases and Web publishing" enables users to effectively share their data, thus facilitating "social data discovery."

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