ERIC Number: ED603803
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 13
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Developing a Statewide College Completion Agenda: Lessons from Tennessee
Meehan, Kasey; Kent, Daniel C.
Research for Action
Tennessee has gained national recognition for its comprehensive strategy to increase college attainment. This report describes the development and expansion of Tennessee's completion agenda through a set of related and interlocking policies designed to produce a statewide culture of college completion, as well as the evolution of Tennessee's completion strategy and points to important successes. It also identifies several enduring challenges that threaten the state's capacity to bridge equity gaps and make college completion a reality for traditionally underserved students. This report is based on four years of research examining postsecondary policies in Tennessee between 2015 and 2019.
Descriptors: Statewide Planning, Educational Attainment, State Policy, Educational Policy, Higher Education, College Graduates, Strategic Planning, Barriers, Equal Education, Achievement Gap, Disadvantaged, Longitudinal Studies, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Outcomes of Education, State Legislation, Scholarships, Community Colleges
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Publication Type: Reports - Research-practitioner Partnerships; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Lumina Foundation
Authoring Institution: Research for Action
Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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