Thomas Bailey, the director of the Community College Research Center (CCRC) since its founding in 1996, has been named the next president of Teachers College, where he has been an economics of education professor since 1990.
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.