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Download full textBrown, Chequita S.; Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M.; Ruedas-Gracia, Nidia; Stewart, Nathaniel – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2021
The Postsecondary Pathways for Former Foster Care Youth (PP-FFCY) study is a research project that focuses on the transitions of foster care alumni to and through postsecondary institutions. Through the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL), the PP-FFCY project team is conducting a comprehensive needs assessment report that:…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Vocational Education
Byndloss, D. Crystal; Coven, Rebecca; Kusayeva, Yana; Johnston, Christine; Sherwin, Jay – MDRC, 2015
This guide is designed for counselors, teachers, and advisers who work with high school students from low-income families and students who are the first in their families to pursue a college education. It offers strategies for helping these students identify, consider, and enroll in "match" colleges, that is, selective colleges that are…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Bound Students, College Choice, Low Income Groups
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Direct linkMarcus, Jon – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
In July 2012, the executive doctoral class of 2013 from the University of
Pennsylvania's Higher Education Management Program in the Graduate School of
Education conducted a study of higher education in Ireland. The international study, an important component of the executive doctoral program, mirrored and built on research completed by Joni Finney…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Higher Education, Doctoral Programs
Byndloss, D. Crystal; Reid, Chera – MDRC, 2013
Most high school reform efforts understandably focus on boosting the success of low-income students who are underachieving academically, but in every school district where students struggle, there are academically capable low-income and minority students who do graduate prepared for college. Yet each year, many of these students choose to attend…
Descriptors: High School Students, Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement, Underachievement
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2013
National and regional trends mask important variation among states in the supply of high school graduates. This profile provides brief indicators for Illinois related to: current levels of educational attainment, projections of high school graduates into the future, and two common barriers to student access and success--insufficient academic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Ethnicity, High School Graduates
Harnisch, Thomas L. – American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2009
Access to a quality, affordable college education remains a cornerstone of American economic and social development. Individuals from all backgrounds need the knowledge and skills afforded by higher education to compete in an increasingly integrated--and competitive--global economy. Greater educational attainment correlates with many positive…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Financial Needs, Core Curriculum, Educational Attainment
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 2003
Various recent trends within Illinois higher education have raised concerns that the goals of "The Illinois Commitment," the state's higher education plan, may be at risk. In response to these concerns, a Committee on Affordability was established in August 2002 to conduct a comprehensive and objective analysis of these trends to assess…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Paying for College
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 2001
This report presents information about the state of higher education in Illinois. Higher education entered the year 2000 with a full agenda and ended it as the top-rated system of higher education in a new national report card, "Measuring Up 2000" (National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education). Illinois received "A's in…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Graduates, College Preparation, Enrollment
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 2002
This report presents information about the state of higher education in Illinois. In November 2000, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education issued the first National Report Card that gave Illinois an overall grade-point-average of 88.8, the best in the United States. Nevertheless, the state could not rest on its laurels, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Graduates, College Preparation, Enrollment
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2006
The purpose of this state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information they can use to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2006" is the fourth in a series of biennial report cards. The report card grades states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation:…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, Performance Factors, Educational Improvement
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
This state report card is derived from "Measuring Up 2004," the national report card for higher education. Its purpose is to provide the public and policymakers with information to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2004" is the third in a series of biennial report cards. The report card…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, Performance Factors, Educational Improvement
