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.
Leveraging Advising Technologies to Address Achievement Gaps
In EdSurge, Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian writes about how technology-mediated advising can help colleges support students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education.
Evidence-Based Reforms in College Remediation Are Gaining Steam—and So Far Living Up to the Hype
Judith Scott-Clayton reviews the interaction of research and policy around developmental education in college that has led to widespread experimentation with developmental education reforms in this piece for Brookings.
Funding for Summer College Credit Brings a Big Payoff for Students—and the Economy
Vivian Liu explains her research on the impact of summer Pell Grants in this Q&A with the National Summer Learning Association.
Adults and Community College Degrees
In Inside Higher Ed, Jim Jacobs writes about the ways community colleges must meet the needs of adult students.
Same Course, Different Outcomes: The Mysterious Case of Computerized Developmental Math in Tennessee
On the Educause blog, Maggie Fay writes about why high school students in Tennessee performed better than college students did in the same computerized developmental math course.
