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Haviland, Sara B.; Robbins, Steven; Belur, Vinetha; Cherfrere, Gernissia; Klieger, David – Metropolitan Universities, 2021
Employers report struggles to find work-ready candidates who possess a desired combination of job-specific technical, general math and reading, and social and behavioral skills. Community colleges are ideally situated to address these shortages, delivering a trained local labor force and often collaborating directly with employers and regional…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Job Skills, Soft Skills, Skill Development
Cherney, Isabelle; Douglas, Laura; Fischer, Ellen; Olwell, Russell – Metropolitan Universities, 2020
Urban universities have long faced a critical challenge to help K-12 schools, students, and families effectively access a college education. While colleges and universities have embraced strategies such as charter and partner schools, these interventions do not always result in a robust pipeline of students entering the higher education system.…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Evidence Based Practice, High School Students, Adolescents