Recent Publications
Building Bridges to Postsecondary Training for Low-Skill Adults: Outcomes of Washington State’s I-BEST Program (CCRC Brief No. 42)Based on a longer report, this Brief summarizes findings from a study on the outcomes of students participating in I-BEST, an innovative program in Washington State designed to increase the rate at which adult basic skills students enter and succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training.View AbstractThe Demise of Higher Education Performance Funding Systems in Three States (CCRC Brief No. 41)This Brief summarizes study findings discussed in CCRC Working Paper No. 17.View AbstractThe Demise of Higher Education Performance Funding Systems in Three States (CCRC Working Paper No. 17)To better understand the unstable institutionalization of performance funding in higher education, this paper examines three states (Illinois, Washington, and Florida) that have experienced performance funding program cessation.View AbstractEducational Outcomes of I-BEST, Washington State Community and Technical College System’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program: Findings from a Multivariate Analysis (CCRC Working Paper No. 16)This paper presents findings from a study on the outcomes of students participating in I-BEST, an innovative program in Washington State designed to increase the rate at which adult basic skills students enter and succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training.View Abstract
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Events
Challenges and Opportunities for Community Colleges in Educating the Middle-Skill Workforce
Conference: National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) 2009 Annual Fall Conference
Date: October 20, 2009 8:30AM-9:30AM
Location: Seattle, Washington
 
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News
Transforming Community Colleges to Accelerate Postsecondary Success for Low-Income Young AdultsCCRC begins a multi-study research project to inform the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative.
Community Colleges Try New Formula for Remedial ClassesAn article in USA TODAY discusses how state policy might foster more effective remediation.
 
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Did You Know?
High school students can often earn free college credits through dual enrollment programs, through which they can enroll in college-level courses. While some state policies specify that students are responsible for tuition, others require that the participating institutions pay the tuition. And some states pick up the tab themselves.

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