Reforming the American Community College: Promising Changes and Their Challenges
This paper discusses the organization, roles, and contributions of community colleges, and it analyzes reforms that have been proposed and enacted to meet ongoing challenges.
Thinking “Beyond the Box”: The Use of Criminal Records in College Admissions
In this Brookings report, the author examines the policy landscape and reviews available evidence to assess the potential benefits and costs of thinking beyond the box in college admissions. The author then offers six key findings that have emerged from this review.
Lessons From the End of Free College in England
This report examines the consequences of ending free college in England, and considers what lessons may be drawn for the U.S. policy conversation.
Policy Levers to Strengthen Community College Transfer Student Success in Texas
Based on three sets of analyses, this report to the Greater Texas Foundation recommends ways that state policy could help to improve outcomes for community college transfer students in Texas.
Higher Education Rulemaking: The Politics of Creating Regulatory Policy
This book explores the how and why of the federal regulatory policymaking process as it pertains to higher education, financial aid, and student loan debt.