Lessons From the Corridors of College Success Initiative: An Introduction

Collective impact is a place-based model of educational and social intervention that aims to shift responsibility for improvement in outcomes from …
Three Accelerated Developmental Education Programs: Features, Student Outcomes, and Implications

This study examines three developmental acceleration programs—two in English and one in math—and finds that accelerated students were more likely to complete the relevant college-level course within 3 years.
Accelerating the Integrated Instruction of Developmental Reading and Writing at Chabot College

This paper compares the academic outcomes of students at Chabot College who participated in an accelerated, one-semester developmental English course and those who enrolled in a two-semester sequence.
Reshaping the College Transition: Early College Readiness Assessments and Transition Curricula in Four States

Based on interviews with stakeholders in California, New York, Tennessee, and West Virginia, this report compares initiatives in these states related to early college readiness assessments and transition curricula.
Early Assessments and Transition Curricula: What States Can Do

This two-page policy brief summarizes research on early assessment and college readiness “transition courses” and makes recommendations for states considering the approach.