Competing Goals Make It Hard to Fix Community College Remediation System, New Study Finds
Community colleges are pulled between several competing goals as they design policies for their underprepared students. The result is a remediation system that serves neither students nor institutions well.
Summer Program Gives Texas High School Students a Boost in College
A study of developmental summer bridge programs in Texas found that students who attend the summer programs are more likely to pass college-level classes in math and writing than those who do not.
From Kindergarten to College Completion
From Kindergarten to College Completion On the Economix blog of The New York Times, CCRC’s Judith Scott-Clayton writes that investment …
A Jobs Program in Need of Reform
A Jobs Program in Need of Reform On the Economix blog of The New York Times, Judith Scott-Clayton writes that …
To Improve Completion Rates, Community Colleges Need to Help Students “Get with the Program”
Community colleges should focus more attention on helping students choose and enter college-level programs of study, new CCRC research suggests.