Opinion
Rethinking Dual Enrollment to Advance Equitable Transfer
In Inside Higher Ed, CCRC's John Fink and Davis Jenkins argue that colleges should utilize dual enrollment programs to expand college access and offer underserved students an on-ramp to postsecondary education.
Don’t Blame Students for Institutional Barriers to Equitable Transfer Success
In Inside Higher Ed, CCRC Senior Research Associate John Fink argues that community college transfer pathways are key to improving equity in higher education and outlines four institutional roadblocks that regularly impede transfer student success.
Through the Looking Glass
In Inside Higher Ed, CCRC Research Associate Maggie Fay explains how developmental education undermines the ability of students from disadvantaged backgrounds to advance and succeed in higher education, despite their enthusiasm and effort.
Workforce Development and an Opportunity for Change
In Inside Higher Ed, CCRC's Jim Jacobs and Maria Cormier explain that community colleges will need to respond to budget cuts, a pivot to online instruction, and evolving industry and skill needs to ensure their workforce development programs remain relevant in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FAFSA: Ask Any College Student. The Federal Student Aid Application Is Needlessly Complex.
In USA Today, CCRC Senior Research Scholar Judith Scott-Clayton joins other academics in advocating for the bipartisan FAFSA Simplification Act, which they say would meaningfully improve college affordability for both college students and adults pursuing additional job training.
Neoliberalism Is Not Always a Negative
Many academics oppose the use of market-based principles in higher education. However, as CCRC Research Affiliates Rebecca Natow and Kevin Dougherty write in this Times Higher Education piece, neoliberal policies can positively impact students when implemented thoughtfully.
Breaking Out of the Shadow College
Separating credit and noncredit workforce programs at community colleges disadvantages students and local economies, CCRC Research Affiliate James Jacobs writes in Inside Higher Ed. Instead of siloing these opportunities, institutions should look to strengthen the connections between them.
College Readiness Courses and Work-Force Development
Elisabeth Barnett, Jennifer Zinth, and John Squires write in Inside Higher Ed about ways high schools can use college courses and readiness courses in an integrated approach to helping students graduate with the knowledge and skills required for success in college.
Twitter Chat: Rethinking the Needs of Today's Undergraduates
Davis Jenkins of CCRC and Ashley Smith of Inside Higher Ed participated in a Twitter chat hosted by PBS NewsHour on nontraditional students.
The Tax Benefits for Education Don’t Increase Education
Tax credits are supposed to increase attendance by offsetting some of the costs that students and their families incur by going to college. Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton explore research on why is there no effect in this post for Brookings.