Personalized, data-informed ‘Success Coaching’ improves community college students’ academic progress Colleges and universities across the country are increasingly implementing technology-mediated advising or coaching in an effort to more effectively support students’ academic and non-academic needs. By providing services that are
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Addressing transportation barriers for low-income students and working adults is needed to improve college access and success Last year, the Kresge Foundation brought together a small group of thought leaders, transit officials, and higher education leaders working on transportation and
Pathways Linking Non-Degree and Credit Programs Can Help Students Meet Academic and Career Goals The burden for making sure college-level learning counts for college credit should not be on the community college student. Instead, linking non-degree and credit programs in
Providing support services for students improve educational and employment outcomes – a benefit for students, colleges, and employers. Last month marked the end of four rounds of federal investments in community and technical colleges through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community
An essential practice: providing integrated academic, personal, and career support services to help more low-income students at community colleges succeed. On February 14, we released our final implementation evaluation report on the Working Students Success Network (WSSN). This , Meeting
WIOA creates new opportunities for career pathways and for program alignment among federal workforce training programs. Here are ten things community and technical colleges need to know. Guest Blog by Tim Harmon, Workforce Enterprise Services, Inc. April 2016 President Obama
Aligning education and training systems to support adult learners For the past eight years, I have partnered with Brandon Roberts + Associates to evaluate the Joyce Foundation’s Shifting Gears initiative. In September 2015, our final evaluation report was released documenting
Colleges and Universities should use institutional grants for need-based financial aid At a recent meeting of the Student Financial Aid Research Network (SFARN), researchers indicated that the number of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants increased to 41% in 2011-12, up from
Technology can help, but colleges need professionals I am puzzled when reformers talk about technology as THE answer to improving student success. The assumption for almost all technology solutions is that they are cost-effective, in large part because they can
Colleges and universities need to focus on implementation and scale By my account, we’re entering the second decade of the completion agenda. While the philanthropic community may have instigated this reform effort, state and federal policymakers have fueled its longevity.