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David Wutchiett; A. W. Logue – Grantee Submission, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic decreased college enrollment and disrupted academic progress, particularly among disadvantaged students and institutions. Just before the start of the pandemic in spring 2020, 31,511 undergraduate students attending colleges of The City University of New York responded to a survey detailing their circumstances. Lasso…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Graduation Rate, College Enrollment
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Rodriguez, Diane; Carrasquillo, Angela; Garcia, Eva; Howitt, Diane – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This descriptive study surveyed the perceptions of teachers, counselors, and administrators on issues pertaining to school services and academic and instructional challenges of English Learners (ELs) in NYC public high schools. This study attempted to identify factors that increase the dropout rate of high school English learners. In addition,…
Descriptors: Barriers, English Language Learners, High School Students, Dropout Rate
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Carlson, Erika R.; Craigo, Leslie; Hoontis, Peter P.; Jaffe, Elisabeth; McGee, Lynn; Sayegh, James – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
The gaps in graduation and retention rates between ethnic and gender groups continue to be a foremost area of focus at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), The City University of New York (CUNY). Equity and inclusion is also a critical concern as it relates to faculty and staff. At BMCC, a college-wide initiative, Designing for Success,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, Racial Differences
Cynthia Miller; Michael J. Weiss – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York's (CUNY's) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first in New York and later through a replication in Ohio. It presents longer-term effects of CUNY ASAP in New York, showing that the program's effect on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Sharp, Naomi – Center for an Urban Future, 2021
This report is the latest in a series of studies by the Center for an Urban Future focused on building a more inclusive economy in New York. It is informed by interviews with over 50 experts in college persistence and basic needs access--including staff at community-based organizations (CBOs), faculty and administrators at the City University of…
Descriptors: Barriers, Low Income Students, Costs, Student Characteristics
Cynthia Miller; Michael Weiss – MDRC, 2021
This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first in New York and later through a replication in Ohio. It describes longer-term effects of CUNY ASAP in New York, showing that the program's effects on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Cynthia Miller; Michael J. Weiss – Grantee Submission, 2021
This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York's (CUNY's) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first in New York and later through a replication in Ohio. It presents longer-term effects of CUNY ASAP in New York, showing that the program's effect on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Michael J. Weiss; Alyssa Ratledge; Colleen Sommo; Himani Gupta – Grantee Submission, 2019
Nationwide, graduation rates at community colleges are discouragingly low. This randomized experiment provides evidence that graduation rates can be increased dramatically. The City University of New York's (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) is a comprehensive, integrated, 3-year program that has an estimated 18 percentage point…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Acceleration (Education)
Grady, Michael – Jobs For the Future, 2016
In today's digital age, it is widely accepted that effective use of data is essential to improving just about anything, and increasing college and career success is no exception. Yet, despite its proliferation, student information remains surprisingly underutilized, even in efforts to ease the critical transition from high school to college. This…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, High Schools, Graduation Rate, College Graduates
Treskon, Mark; Cohen, Mychal; González, Jorge – Urban Institute, 2020
This report provides an overview of and learning agenda for the Save for College Program, a New York City scholarship and savings platform that incorporates family, school, neighborhood, and systems-level components. The report describes the program's design and approach, as well as its context and implementation to date. It also discusses metrics…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Money Management, Program Design, Program Implementation
Hilliard, Tom – Center for an Urban Future, 2017
This report, the latest in a series of studies by the Center for an Urban Future examining opportunities to expand economic mobility in New York City, takes an in-depth look at college readiness and success among the city's public high school students. It explores opportunities to dramatically boost the rate at which New York City's students enter…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Success, High School Students, Urban Schools
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Wisdom, Sherrie, Ed.; Leavitt, Lynda, Ed.; Bice, Cynthia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
In comparing one public school to another, discussions frequently include talk concerning the socio economics of a school or district, which then leads to talk about the advantages that one socioeconomic setting has over another. Educators tend to agree that low academic achievement frequently associated with a low socioeconomic status is a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Influences, Racial Discrimination, African American Students