While community college practice has changed considerably in recent decades, workforce and economic development programs remain stagnant. Jim Jacobs reflects on how community colleges might update the way they work with employers to ensure equity remains a central goal of workforce programs.
On August 12, 2014, CCRC Director Thomas Bailey, White House officials, and college leaders convened to discuss best practices in remediation and formally launch the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness.
CCRC researchers attended the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges to present issue briefs on high school and college partnerships and on developmental education.