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Bruce Vandal

Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission - 1 views

laperc.org

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    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.
Bruce Vandal

Building Bridges for Access and Success from High School to College - 1 views

www.cehd.umn.edu/...4-proceedings.pdf

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

Arizona HB 2731 Move On When Ready Bill - 1 views

www.azleg.gov/...hb2731p.pdf

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    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.
Bruce Vandal

News: Retooling Remediation - Inside Higher Ed - 1 views

www.insidehighered.com/...developmental

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    Story in Inside Higher Ed on State Policy Framework for Developmental Education Initiative. Outlines funding, delivery, assessment, early intervention strategies, performance indicators as key levers.
Mary Fulton

Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Coll... - 1 views

www.jff.org/...AtD_brief_success_060809.pdf

assessment initiatives placement innovation performance policy

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    This issue brief describes how the 15 states participating in the Achieving the Dream project have concentrated their policy efforts on four key areas: preventative strategies, assessment and placement, implementation and evaluation of program innovation,
Bruce Vandal

Number of remedial math students adds up | al.com - 0 views

blog.al.com/...r_of_remedial_math_studen.html

Alabama cost adults workforce_development math state_report

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    Alabama colleges saw a significant increase in the percent of students taking remedial math during this past fall. The story attributes the increase to a larger number of adults returning to postsecondary education because of the economy.
Bruce Vandal

Revving the Education Engine - 0 views

www.ecs.org/...RevvingEdEngine.pdf

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    Provides a framework on how states can more effectively align education, workforce and economic development policy
Bruce Vandal

Community College Officials Pledge to Boost Graduation Rates - WSJ.com - 1 views

online.wsj.com/...4448304575196292433734212.html

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

Early Assessment Program | Academic Affairs - 3 views

www.calstate.edu/EAP

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    California State's early assessment program provides opportunities for students to assess college readiness and take steps to be academically prepared while still in high school
Bruce Vandal

New Plan Would Let High Schoolers Graduate Early - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...18educ.html

assessment early_intervention access P-20 alignment

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    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.
Mary Fulton

Do Student Success Courses Help Community College Students Succeed? - 2 views

ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp

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    Studies the impact of student success courses on student persistence, completion and transfer. The report finds some impact, but was unclear about which characteristics of these courses were most beneficial. Researchers examined data from Florida's community college system. (Matthew Zeidenberg, Davis Jenkins and Juan Calcagano; Community College Research Center, 2007)
Mary Fulton

Learning Better Together: The Impact of Learning Communities on the Persistence of Low-... - 2 views

www.pellinstitute.org/...OppMattersv1_EngstromTinto.pdf

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    Examines the impact of learning communities on community colleges finds that this approach is well suited for the teaching of basic skills. (Cathy McHugh Engtrom and Vincent Tinto, Pell Institute, 2008)
Mary Fulton

Datanotes: Keeping Informed About Achieving the Dream Data - 1 views

www.achievingthedream.org/...5-469e-9369-84f74a02a5f8.asset

data initiatives performance

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    This newsletter, produced for the Achieving the Dream initiative, provides a brief analysis of data collected by the initiative. It includes several issues dedicated to developmental studies. (JBL Associates, Quarterly, November/December, 2008)
Mary Fulton

Remedial Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions in Fall 2000 - 0 views

nces.ed.gov/2004010.pdf

assessment data delivery placement performance policy

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    Provides a comprehensive overview on the presence of remedial education at postsecondary institutions. Included are statistics on institutions that provide remedial education and the percentage of students who enroll in remedial courses. (Basmat Parsad and Laurie Lewis, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003)
Mary Fulton

Promising Practices for Community College Developmental Education - 1 views

www.commnet.edu/...CC_Developmental_Education.pdf

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    Provides a summary of key findings from the literature on effective developmental education practice. Descriptions of promising practices are grouped into the following categories: program management and organization; assessment, instruction, and curriculum; student supports; faculty; and public policy. (Wendy Schwartz and Davis Jenkins, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, September 2007)
Mary Fulton

Basic Skills Education in California - 0 views

www.cbp.org/...091001_Basic_Skills.pdf

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  • Mary Fulton on 19 Feb 10
     
    The first in a series, this paper provides an overview of basic skills education in California, including descriptions, need for service, financing, populations served and results. (California Budget Project, October 2009)
KPI_Library Bookmarks

College Placement Test (CPT) at Mt. Hood Community College - 4 views

www.mhcc.edu/FutureStudents.aspx

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    Information about the College Placement Test (CPT) at Mt. Hood Community College
Bruce Vandal

Altered State: How Virginia Community College System Has Used Achieving the Dream to Im... - 1 views

www.jff.org/...ATD_Altered_State_0.pdf

Virginia data remediation transfer

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  • Bruce Vandal on 20 Apr 10
     
    Report from JFF on Virginia's state strategy to improve community colleges through Achieving The Dream.
Bruce Vandal

Good Data. Strong Commitment. Better Policy. Improved Outcomes - 4 views

www.jff.org/...ATD_outcomes.pdf

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  • Bruce Vandal on 20 Apr 10
     
    JFF State Policy Framework from Achieving the Dream. Outlines focus on data, assessment/placement, persistence/completion, incentives, transition/transfer
KPI_Library Bookmarks

What is "Career Ready"? - 0 views

www.acteonline.org/...Career_Readiness_Paper.pdf

college_ready career_ready pdf GSCC GPG

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    Published by the Association for Career and Technical Education(ACTE), this 2-page document asserts that career readiness combines academic, "employability," and technical skills, and is not the same as more traditional "college readiness." The document itself is undated, but is footnoted (though most of the sources are also undated).
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