CCRC's research on entry assessment and placement, the effectiveness of remedial courses, and promising alternatives to traditional developmental courses features prominently in a Washington Post op-ed.

In a philly.com article, Davis Jenkins describes the advantages of partnerships between two- and four-year colleges that allow students to earn a bachelor's degree at a community college campus.

The Chronicle of Higher Education provides an in-depth look at Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) programs, which teach academic skills and job training at the same time. Davis Jenkins is quoted in the article.

A Business Insider article on the benefits of simplifying the FAFSA cites research by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton.

In Inside Higher Ed, Thomas Bailey discusses a new report from the Education Commission of the States that proposes a national framework for measuring and reporting on remedial education.

An Inside Higher Ed article on new advising technologies cites CCRC's research on Integrated Planning and Advising Services (IPAS) and quotes Melinda Mechur Karp on the potential of such technologies to improve student outcomes.

In a blog post for the College and Career Readiness and Success Center, Shanna Smith Jaggars and Jeffrey Fletcher discuss how CCRC's practitioner packet on simplifying complexity in the student experience can help colleges devise ways to improve the academic decision-making process for students.

In a New York Times op-ed, Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton argue that simplifying the FAFSA, as proposed by Senators Lamar Alexander and Michael Bennet, would improve college access for low-income students.

Judith Scott-Clayton discusses the low graduation rates at for-profit colleges in the Marketplace Morning Report.

An op-ed in the New York Times by Senators Lamar Alexander and Michael Bennet discusses a proposed bill that would shorten the FAFSA to from 108 questions to two questions, citing research by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton.