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Developmental Ed statistics in texas. Case for reform - highlights ATD and Gates money to colleges

The Strategy Institute, Feb 2-5, 2010, had the theme Equity and Excellence. This document is a PDF of the conference program, which included a plenary presentation by Uri Treisman.

From BM: "I also enjoyed hearing Uri Treisman speak on the "joyful conspiracy" he and the Carnegie Foundation are engaged in. This "joyful conspiracy" is just a little project....a complete overhaul of mathematics at the community college level. I encourage all math faculty to read and learn as much as you can about the Carnegie work here. I am certain that it will dramatically affect what you do for a living in the future."

By Elizabeth M. Zachry, December 2008. Achieving the Dream model of instructional reform implemented for developmental education courses at three community colleges: Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro, North Carolina; Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, Virginia; and Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia.

By Jennifer Gonzalez in the Students section of the Chronicle of Higher Education, February 9 2011. Article announces the findings of a just-published early report, "Turning the Tide: Five Years of Achieving the Dream in Community Colleges," looking at five years of progress of the Achieving the Dream program in the 26 schools that joined in 2004. While the article cites that the changes are slow and small, there are bright spots, including the spread of a "culture of evidence" with more sophisticated data collection and analysis.

Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count. Cutting Edge Series No. 1 (2011) Guide is based on findings from Public Agenda's research into practices for engaging full-time and adjunct faculty in institutional change efforts toward increasing student success as community colleges.