CCRC in the News

The latest New York City budget proposal includes a $20 million cut to CUNY's ASAP program, which research from CCRC and others indicates is cost effective and successful in improving outcomes for low-income students. CCRC Director Tom Brock told Inside Higher Ed he was "devastated" to hear about the program's uncertain fate and that he worries that the funding cut foreshadows a national trend.

In this Palm Beach Post story, CCRC Senior Research Scholar Davis Jenkins praised Palm Beach State College for reaching out to low income students and helping them complete credentials. Enrollment at the school has surged this summer, possibly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Education Dive story about a dual enrollment program in a low-income community in Texas, CCRC's Davis Jenkins and John Fink describe the financial and career benefits of earning college credits before graduating from high school.

More high school students are looking to accumulate college credits during the pandemic through dual enrollment programs, The 74 reports. In this story, CCRC Senior Research Scholar Davis Jenkins said that the most impactful dual enrollment programs are those that are well-taught and include supports like advising and career coaching. 

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center announced that CCRC Director Tom Brock is joining its Board of Directors.

This Inside Higher Ed column argues that funding community colleges at the level Nikki Edgecombe, Kate Shaw, and Jessica Brathwaite call for in their CCRC blog is possible with help from the federal—rather than state—government. 

This New York Times article on the wealth disparity between Black and white Americans cites CCRC Senior Research Scholar Judith Scott-Clayton's work on the racial discrepancies in student debt. Scott-Clayton found that Black bachelor's degree holders are more than five-times as likely to default on their student loans than their white peers. 

This Medium post written by The GovLab and shared with New York City's Racial Inclusion & Equity Task Force offers examples of how data—including CAPR's multiple measures algorithm—can be used to address racial inequity. 

CCRC Director Tom Brock is on the advisory committee of the University of Maryland Global Campus, which is redisgning its doctoral program in community college policy and administration, Community College Daily reports. 

CCRC Senior Research Associate John Fink described the uncertainty of community college funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic in this Newsy story about what community college students may experience on campus this fall.