Defending the Community College Equity Agenda
In this book, CCRC researchers analyze how colleges have tried to improve their performance with respect to low-income students, students of color, and nontraditional students.
Pathways to College Access and Success
This report reviews findings from a study of five programs that allow high school students to take classes for college credit, or “credit-based transition programs.”
State Systems of Performance Accountability for Community Colleges: Impacts and Lessons for Policymakers
This policy brief contains an analysis of the impacts of performance accountability on community colleges in six states.
The Unending Search for Equity: California Policy, the “Improved School Finance,” and the Williams Case
This article examines the logic of the “improved school finance,” which posits that understanding how resources are used at the school and classroom levels is necessary for determining equitable funding.
Counselor, Coordinator, Monitor, Mom: The Role of Counselors in the Puente Program
This article analyzes the roles of counselors in the Puente program, a high school intervention designed to improve guidance and counseling for disadvantaged high school students.