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Remedial Math Programming - MyMathLab, South Dakota Board of Regents - 1 views

www.sdbor.edu/...COMMA1010I-F.pdf

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 11 Oct 10 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 11 Oct 10

A report to the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs at the South Dakota Board of Regents outlining an initiative to use the Pearson Education product MyMath Lab to deliver remedial math at Board of Regents Institutions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A report to the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs at the South Dakota Board of Regents outlining an initiative to use the Pearson Education product MyMath Lab to deliver remedial math at Board of Regents Institutions. </div>

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Bruce Vandal on 11 Oct 10

Refers to Getting Past Go "Bridge" report.

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Assessment Insights: September 2010 | Research Insights - 0 views

www.ctbassessments.com/...research_insights.html

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shared by Lisa Levinson on 29 Sep 10 - No Cached

Lisa Levinson on 29 Sep 10

This article explores the difficulty in setting standards using cutscores. Although focused on K-12, it has some interesting observations about policy decisions, cut scores, standard setting, and measuring proficiency.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article explores the difficulty in setting standards using cutscores. Although focused on K-12, it has some interesting observations about policy decisions, cut scores, standard setting, and measuring proficiency.</div>

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Common Core Standards first step in building a stronger California - 0 views

www.sonomastatestar.com/...-stronger-california-1.1598829

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 27 Sep 10 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 27 Sep 10

Editorial offering support for Common core standards as tool to decrease college remediation rates.

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Views: Last Year, I Flunked Myself - 0 views

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KPI_Library Bookmarks on 21 Sep 10

By Wick Sloane, in a column called The Devil's Workshop in Inside Higher Ed, September 20 2010. Sloane, previously the CFO of a public university, has embedded himself as a writing teacher at Bunker Hill Community College. In this column, he ties completion to the many varied needs of under-served students, many of whom live in poverty.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Wick Sloane, in a column called The Devil's Workshop in Inside Higher Ed, September 20 2010. Sloane, previously the CFO of a public university, has embedded himself as a writing teacher at Bunker Hill Community College. In this column, he ties completion to the many varied needs of under-served students, many of whom live in poverty.</div>

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April 2006 American Institutes for Research RAHI - Google Search - 0 views

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 02 Sep 10 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 02 Sep 10

Report on Rural Alaska Honors Institute. Evaluation from AIR showing that students participating in the program are twice as likely to earn a degree.

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ED Data Express - 0 views

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KPI_Library Bookmarks on 02 Sep 10

The United States Department of Education has recently launched ED Data Express to make some of the Department's data available to the public. There are a variety of "views" of the data (e.g. state "snapshots," state tables), as well as the opportunity to build your own view.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The United States Department of Education has recently launched ED Data Express to make some of the Department's data available to the public. There are a variety of "views" of the data (e.g. state "snapshots," state tables), as well as the opportunity to build your own view.</div>

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For-profit college risk: Huge debt, questionable degree - CNN.com - 0 views

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shared by Lisa Levinson on 02 Sep 10 - Cached

Lisa Levinson on 02 Sep 10

Stories of students with huge debt loads and a degree no one recognizes after attending a private, for profit, college. One school, Westwood College, has a class action suit against it.

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Award-winning teachers dole out advice on fixing public schools - CNN.com - 0 views

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Teachers tell how to improve public schools.

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Lisa Levinson on 31 Aug 10

Amazing what happens when you ask teachers about improving schools. They have concrete, doable suggestions!

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New Program at Vanderbilt Opens Doors for Intellectually Disabled - Students - The Chro... - 0 views

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Disabilities Delivery assessment Tennessee

shared by Bruce Vandal on 27 Aug 10 - Cached

Bruce Vandal on 27 Aug 10

Story in the Chronicle of Higher Education on how to serve students with intellectual disabilities. Vanderbilt University is now offering a certificate program.

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Education Week: Charting a Course After High School - 0 views

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Disabilities Assessment Policy IDEA

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Story from Ed Week on the challenges students with disabilities face when attempting to transition to higher education.

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Year-Two Evaluation of the Illinois College and Career Readiness Act Pilot Sites - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 26 Aug 10 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 26 Aug 10

Documents the partnerships between high schools and community colleges and provides evidence of the early assessment and intervention programs to reduce college remediation. The pilot programs are part of the Illinois College and Career Act.

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How Illinois' College and Career Readiness (CCR) Pilot Sites Address Five Key Goals - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 26 Aug 10 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 26 Aug 10

Summarizes how community college pilot sites have addressed goals of the Illinois law, including reducing remediation through early assessment and intervention.

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Math a roadblock for many in quest to further education - 0 views

www.lansingstatejournal.com/...-in-quest-to-further-education

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shared by Bruce Vandal on 24 Aug 10 - Cached

Bruce Vandal on 24 Aug 10

Article on the challenges of remedial math for students in Michigan community colleges

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In Texas Speech, Obama Renews His Educational Goals for the Nation - Government - The C... - 0 views

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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 Early Alert System for Remediation Needs of Entering Community College Students: Lev... - 1 views

www.stanford.edu/...AStandardsTestCalPASSStudy.pdf

California early_assessment assessment

shared by Bruce Vandal on 23 Jul 10 - No Cached

Bruce Vandal on 23 Jul 10

Research on the power of the California Cal-Pass and EAP programs to provide "early alerts" to high school students about remediation needs.

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College Success For Students With Learning Disabilities - 0 views

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New blog for Parents, teachers of, and students with LD/ADD online resource for postsecondary transition news

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Remedial education a degree logjam - 0 views

www.mysanantonio.com/..._college_classes_98900274.html

Texas cost success redesign practice

shared by Bruce Vandal on 22 Jul 10 - Cached

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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Jobless dropouts head back to school for basic skills - 2 views

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shared by Lisa Levinson on 09 Jul 10 - Cached

Lisa Levinson on 09 Jul 10

adults without basic reading or math skills return to school for basic skills in KY. Programs teach job skills and workplace vocabulary and encourages dual enrollment in ABE and community college.

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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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The Shifting Gears Approach to Systems Change: 2010: News Items: News Room: The Joyce F... - 0 views

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