Shifting Gears: Community Colleges and Adult Basic Education
This paper explores some of the barriers adult basic education students face in obtaining postsecondary credentials, and how changes in federal policy can improve ABE outcomes.
From Compliance to Capacity Building: Community Colleges and Federal Workforce Education Policy
In this paper, the author argues for a new paradigm in federal workforce education policy, one that privileges capacity-building over compliance.
A Typology of Community College-Based Partnership Activities
This paper presents a typology of the institutional partnerships in which community colleges engage so that policymakers can develop fiscal and regulatory policy to support such activities.
What Is Known About the Impact of Financial Aid? Implications for Policy
This paper reviews the research literature on the effectiveness of financial aid, with special attention to its implications for policy.
Conducting Research to Answer Your Questions About Dual Enrollment
This summary is intended to help decision-makers understand why research on the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs is important and how policymakers can support research activities.