Preparing High School Students for College: An Exploratory Study of College Readiness Partnership Programs in Texas
This study examines 37 college readiness partnership programs in Texas and the partnerships that created them, identifying their key characteristics as well as benefits and challenges related to their implementation.
Adoption and Adaptation: A Framework for Instructional Reform
This edition of Inside Out, a publication of CCRC’s Scaling Innovation project, outlines a three-part framework for colleges looking to adopt and adapt a developmental education reform.
Employer Perceptions of Associate Degrees in Local Labor Markets: A Case Study of the Employment of Information Technology Technicians in Detroit and Seattle
Based on fieldwork in two distinct labor markets, this paper compares how associate and bachelor’s degrees are perceived by employers seeking to hire IT technicians.
Doing Developmental Education Differently
This inaugural edition of Inside Out, a publication of CCRC’s Scaling Innovation project, provides an introduction to the project and its partners.
High School Dual Enrollment Programs: Are We Fast-Tracking Students Too Fast?
This NCPR working paper uses a regression discontinuity design to gauge the causal effects of dual enrollment on rates of high school graduation, college enrollment, and college completion among students on the margin of eligibility for dual enrollment participation.