Opinion
Staying the Course on Reforms
In an op-ed for CC Daily, Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, and Maggie P. Fay, co-authors of More Essential Than Ever, wrote about why community colleges are so well-positioned to meet student and workforce demand and the importance of successful reforms to ensure they continue to meet students' needs.
The Bachelor's Degree: Rethinking Pathways for Students in Rural Communities
Laramie County Community College president Joe Schaffer and CCRC's Davis Jenkins and Hana Lahr wrote about paths to bachelor's degrees for rural students and how increasing bachelor's degree offerings at community colleges can serve rural populations in Inside Higher Ed.
Building on the Progress in Developmental Education Reform
Nikki Edgecombe, Julia Raufman, and Ellen Wasserman wrote about the evidence for co-requisite remediation and its potential to increase student success on the Strong Start to Finish blog.
Grant Terminated
Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration, including CCRC's Judith Scott-Clayton and research affiliate Daniel Sparks, describe some of the myriad impacts of the funding cuts in Inside Higher Ed.
How to Boost Community College Transfers
What can we learn from two- and four-year institutions where transfer student success is higher than the national average? Tatiana Velasco shares four key takeaways in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Case for Corequisite Support in Dual Enrollment
Corequisite supports could reduce inequities in what’s proven to be an important pathway for preparing students to enroll and succeed in college, Jennifer Zinth and Elisabeth A. Barnett write in an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed.
Research to Inform Stronger Adult Education ESL Policy and Practice
In this guest blog, Nikki Edgecombe and George Bunch discuss their IES study focused on identifying the policies and practices that support multilingual learners in community colleges, as well as the important role of adult education English as a second language.
Students: Just Say No to Remedial Classes
In an op-ed featured in Inside Higher Ed, CCRC’s Maggie P. Fay says community college students should stand up and refuse remedial course placements.
Five Strategies to Reform Developmental Ed
In an op-ed for Community College Daily, CCRC’s Senior Researcher Susan Bickerstaff, along with Erika Lewy and Katie Beal of MDRC, discussed their recent CAPR report in which they synthesize a decade of research on developmental education and distill it into five evidence-based principles that institutions can use to guide developmental reform efforts.
Engage New Students Early or Lose Them: Here’s How to Do It
In an op-ed for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, CCRC Senior Research Associate and Director of Applied Learning Hana Lahr, Senior Research Scholar Davis Jenkins, and president and CEO of the Institute for Evidence-Based Change Brad Phillips discussed two frameworks they have developed to remedy the lack of connection many community college students experience early in their college careers: Ask-Connect-Inspire-Plan (ACIP) and Caring Campus.