How Can We Improve Teaching in Higher Education? Learning From CUNY Start

This paper describes the professional development model used in CUNY Start, a program developed at the City University of New York to support entering students identified as academically underprepared in literacy and mathematics.
Teaching Matters and So Does Curriculum: How CUNY Start Reshaped Instruction for Students Referred to Developmental Mathematics

This paper describes key features of CUNY Start mathematics and how it differs from traditional developmental education.
Scaling Success: Lessons From the ASAP Expansion at Bronx Community College

This brief examines the expansion and adaptation of the City University of New York’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), using Bronx Community College as an illustrative case study.
Modernizing College Course Placement by Using Multiple Measures

Written in conjunction with the Education Commission of the States, this brief provides an overview of multiple measures assessment and placement and describes how several states are implementing the approach.
Math Pathways: Expanding Options for Success in College Math

This brief, written in collaboration with the Education Commission of the States, describes three math pathways models, lays out the evidence for their effectiveness, and gives recommendations for the effective implementation of math pathways.