Opinion
Reducing Complexity for Students: A Tool to Help Colleges Implement Low-Cost Solutions
In a blog post for the College and Career Readiness and Success Center, Shanna Smith Jaggars and Jeffrey Fletcher discuss how CCRC's practitioner packet on simplifying complexity in the student experience can help colleges devise ways to improve the academic decision-making process for students.
There Is a Simpler Way for Students to Apply for Financial Aid
In The New York Times, Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton argue that simplifying the FAFSA, as proposed by Senators Lamar Alexander and Michael Bennet, would improve college access for low-income students.
Winning Combination for Whom?
In Inside Higher Ed, Lauren Schudde discusses how colleges can address barriers that prevent low-income college students from participating in and benefiting from meaningful extracurricular activities and relationships.
A New Way of Looking at Remedial Education
In a blog post for the AACC 21st Century Center, Thomas Bailey argues that developmental education must be integrated into students' broader college experience.
Hurdles to the Improvement of Online Courses and Programs
In The EvoLLLution, Di Xu discusses the significant hurdles that stand in the way of community colleges improving online courses for their students.
Parental Involvement Overrated? Don't Buy It
On CNN Opinion, Todd Rogers, Lucas Coffman, and Peter Bergman refute recent arguments that parental involvement is of little value to student achievement.
Tackle the Real Problem
In Inside Higher Ed, Thomas Bailey calls for colleges to undertake comprehensive reforms rather than focusing on academic "undermatching." This op-ed was also published in Slate.
Tech Alone Won't Cut it
In Inside Higher Ed, Melinda Mechur Karp argues that for early warning systems to be effective, colleges must pay closer attention to how they are used on the front end by advisers, faculty, and students.
Community College Pitfall Causes Higher Ed Dead End: Column
In USA Today, Susan Bickerstaff and Maggie Fay discuss why entry assessments create a barrier to success for community college students and what colleges can do to address the problem.
Should High School Last Six Years?
In The New York Times' "Room for Debate," Thomas Bailey weighs in on whether a six-year early college high school in Brooklyn should serve as a model for high schools across the country.