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What Corequisite Research Can Tell Us About Removing Barriers to STEM Momentum

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This blog post explores Ohio’s Strong Start in Science initiative as an opportunity to ask whether the corequisite model can be adapted to gateway science courses and which features of these models can help students maintain momentum through STEM and health pathways.

High School Dual Enrollment Reaches a New High: 3.1 Million Students

New data show dual enrollment has continued to expand across the country. In this blog post, CCRC's John Fink shares key takeaways from updated 2024-25 IPEDS data on dual enrollment, including a dashboard that shows the number of high school students enrolled at colleges in each state.

Why Every Student Needs an Educational Plan—and How Colleges Can Provide One

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Many community college students enter college motivated to earn a credential, transfer to a four-year institution, or secure a good job. But even students with clear goals may not have a plan. A new CCRC research brief examines why individualized career and educational plans are essential to student success.

From Ideas to Innovation: Measuring the Next Frontiers of Guided Pathways

In honor of the first anniversary of "More Essential Than Ever," the authors reflect on lessons from the book and share details about the next phases of their research on guided pathways, including a new scale of adoption assessment colleges can use to measure their scaling efforts.

Behind Every Effective Dual Enrollment Partnership Are the People Who Make It Work

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A recent CCRC paper outlines how high schools and colleges define and navigate their roles and responsibilities within dual enrollment partnerships. In this blog post, the authors share four takeaways for supporting successful dual enrollment partnerships.

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