developmental education

Tuesday January 31, 2012

JFF On President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address

by Marlene B. Seltzer
President Obama’s blueprint for revitalizing America’s manufacturing industry, growing clean energy jobs, and preparing our workers for the 21st century will be a great step forward in rebuilding our economy. An important part of that plan is his call for new partnerships between community colleges and businesses to train and place 2 million...

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Tuesday December 6, 2011

Coordinating State Policy for Completion

by Michael Collins
Only twenty-five out of one hundred students who take developmental education ever earn an associate’s or bachelor’s degree, a fact that is unlikely to change without more strategic use of state policy. Many community colleges are working to improve completion rates, but successful innovation typically happens in isolation. The lack of coordinated...

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