Opinion
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.
Why Do Some Students Struggle Online?
In The EvoLLLution, Di Xu discusses why some students find online courses particularly challenging and how colleges can improve their online programming to facilitate students' learning.
Three Strategies to Improve Online Courses
In The EvoLLLution, Di Xu makes three recommendations for how community college might improve online course outcomes.
A Better Factory Model
In Inside Higher Ed, Clive Belfield and Davis Jenkins argue that to understand college efficiency and the cost implications of reform, the entire student pathway needs to be considered—not just the cost per completion in a given year.
Online Students Need More Face-to-Face Time, Not Less
In the Australian publication The Conversation, Shanna Smith Jaggars and Thomas Bailey argue that to achieve better outcomes for online students, community colleges must focus more attention on student preparation and faculty training.
Clear Expectations on Readiness
In Inside Higher Ed, Melinda Mechur Karp and Rachel Hare Bork call attention to the importance of nonacademic college readiness.
Equity and Community Colleges
In a commentary for The Chronicle of Higher Education, CCRC Director Thomas Bailey writes about the relationship between community colleges and social mobility.
Law Hamstrings College Remedial Programs
In The Hartford Courant, Thomas Bailey, Katherine Hughes, and Shanna Smith Jaggars critique proposed Connecticut legislation that would prohibit community colleges from providing more than one semester of remedial instruction.