Press Releases

A study of developmental summer bridge programs in Texas found that students who attend the summer programs are more likely to pass college-level classes in math and writing than those who do not.

Community colleges should focus more attention on helping students choose and enter college-level programs of study, new CCRC research suggests.

Established through a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, the center will advance knowledge regarding the link between postsecondary education and the labor market.

CCRC released the first three working papers in its Assessment of Evidence Series, which will gather and evaluate the best research available in eight major topic areas.

On September 23–24, 2010, the National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) hosted a conference titled Developmental Education: What Policies and Practices Work for Students? at Teachers College.

Created under the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the committee will make recommendations for two-year degree-granting institutions to comply with the law's graduation and completion rate disclosure requirements.

Leaders in education policy and reform efforts will convene in New York City on March 13 and 14 to share proven strategies that turn around troubled schools and boost student achievement.

CCRC received a three-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to carry out research to identify productive investments in community colleges for the foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative.

Reporter Matt Krupnick received a special citation from the Education Writers Association in its 2008 National Awards for a series of articles on the challenges faced by California’s community college system.

The report offers strategies for addressing the need to provide working-age adults with education and training for jobs that pay wages sufficient to support their families and opportunities for social mobility.