| | | Recent Publications | | U.S. Community Colleges and Lessons for British Further EducationPart of the new collected volume, Colleges 2020, published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a U.K. think tank, this book chapter provides an international comparison to British further education by discussing U.S. community colleges.View AbstractCCRC Currents 2010Our annual newsletter contains updates on the latest CCRC research, new publications and details of upcoming presentations at major conferences.View AbstractTennessee and Florida: Continuity and Change in Long-Lasting State Performance Funding Systems for Higher Education (CCRC Brief No. 43)This Brief summarizes study findings discussed in CCRC Working Paper No. 18.View AbstractContinuity and Change in Long-Lasting State Performance Funding Systems for Higher Education: The Cases of Tennessee and Florida (CCRC Working Paper No. 18)This paper examines the ways that performance funding systems in two states with long-lasting systems--Tennessee, which pioneered performance funding in 1979, and Florida, which launched it in 1994--have changed over time and what political and social conditions explain the changes. View Abstract | | View all publications > |
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| State Legislators to Hear Education Reform Leaders on Improving Student AchievementThis year, the National Conference of State Legislatures' annual National Education Seminar is co-sponsored by the National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR). Leaders in education policy and reform efforts will convene in New York City to share proven strategies that turn around troubled schools and boost student achievement. | | A Target for Tea Partiers Some community college advocates fear that the anti-tax sentiment stirred by Tea Party activists could endanger federal, state and local funding--according to a news story by Inside Higher Ed reporter Davis Moltz. CCRC's Davis Jenkins is cited in the article. |
| Did You Know? | A CCRC analysis of Florida community college revealed that older students are more likely to complete a degree or certificate when math test scores are accounted for.
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