English Transition Courses in Context: Preparing Students for College Success
Based on interviews and other data, this brief describes key elements of English transition curricula in seven states and highlights ways this type of intervention may help prepare students for college.
What We Know About Transition Courses
Based on research as well as discussion among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from seven states, this overview summarizes the state of knowledge on transition courses.
The Politics of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Origins, Discontinuations, and Transformations
In this book, the authors explore the various forces, actors, and motivations behind the adoption, discontinuation, and transformation of performance funding systems.
What We Know About Guided Pathways
This practitioner packet summarizes evidence supporting the guided pathways reform model, describes how one college implemented guided pathways, and offers tips for getting started on guided pathways reforms.
The Common Core State Standards: Implications for Community Colleges and Student Preparedness for College
This NCPR working paper outlines the development of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the CCSS-aligned assessments and argues that they can be used to support the mission of community colleges.
