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Donovan, William – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2020
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Boston is attempting a turnaround and has been for decades. In 2016, after having been designated a Level 4 school by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), a stamp that branded it "underperforming," school officials created a plan they began…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, School Turnaround, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation
US Department of Education, 2020
On March 21, 2019, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13864, "Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities" which, among other things, required the Secretary of Education to compile information about successful State and institutional efforts that promote students' timely and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate, College Credits
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Boden, Carrie J. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2019
In the 21st century economic landscape, many argue the importance of a college degree, as entry into many occupations now requires advanced credentials. Pursuing a college degree costs time and money, often presenting barriers to those pursuing the dream. Prior learning assessment (PLA) offers a solution to spend less time and money earning a…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Adult Students, Portfolio Assessment
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Lipscomb, Tamra; Wallin, Cindy; Braun, David; Clatterbuck, Katherine; Dana, Faison; Keniston, Leonda; Lipp, John; Mason, Christian – Inquiry, 2019
Many Virginians aspiring to earn a four-year degree intentionally begin their journey at one of the 23 community colleges within the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). In concert with those aspirations, the VCCS is committed to providing its residents an affordable and accessible program of study that prepares them to transfer and earn a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Access to Education, State Legislation
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Giani, Matt S. – Research in Higher Education, 2019
Despite the long-standing centrality and growing prevalence of transfer in the American postsecondary system, students, college professionals, and policymakers decry the lack of credit transferability between colleges. However, limited research has examined the factors most related to the magnitude of credit loss students experience. This study…
Descriptors: Correlation, College Transfer Students, College Credits, Student Characteristics
Vinger, Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study addressed a gap in the literature on student financial aid and student outcomes by comparing relationships between for-profit and non-profit sectors to provide insight into the relative success of students in for-profit colleges. Specifically, this study used ordinary least squares regression to model the relationships between student…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Educational Policy, Private Colleges
Porras, Precious Heart – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study explores the social and academic experiences of Latinas at the University of Kansas, with an aim at understanding how these experiences impact their progression to degree. Literature on progression to degree of Hispanic students has historically come from a deficit point of view, while this study is focused on student success. In…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Females, Student Experience, Social Experience
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Haning, Marshall – International Journal of Music Education, 2021
The purpose of this descriptive quantitative research was to examine undergraduate music teacher education curricula in the context of professional identity formation and in comparison with teacher education curricula in other subjects. Comprehensive course listings for undergraduate degree programs in music teacher education, mathematics teacher…
Descriptors: Music Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Undergraduate Study
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Beamer, Zachary – Community College Enterprise, 2021
Many students enter higher education with poor preparation for college mathematics courses. These students are often placed through high-stakes placement testing into developmental coursework that bear no credit towards graduation, but many students who begin in developmental coursework never succeed in a college-level mathematics course. Recent…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Achievement, Graduation, Remedial Mathematics
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Kurlaender, Michal; Reed, Sherrie; Grosz, Michel; Mathias, Joanna; Hughes, Katherine – Grantee Submission, 2021
Dual enrollment allows high school students to take college courses and earn college credits that can provide a valuable head start toward a college degree. The practice has multiple benefits for students in both systems, improving college preparation and increasing efficiency toward completion of degrees and certificates. Many states--including…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Equal Education, High School Students, College Credits
Wyatt, Jeff; Jagesic, Sanja – College Board, 2021
In recent years, several states and districts have implemented programs and policies that have sparked growth among high school students taking College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP® ) exams to earn college credits, with some states including CLEP in their K-12 accountability structures. In the 2018-19 school year, 22% of CLEP exams taken were…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, Dual Enrollment, College Credits
Huckle, Erin; LeVangie, Samantha; Tierney-Fife, Peter – Region 1 Comprehensive Center, 2021
Disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic introduced opportunities for PK-12 education systems to accelerate evidence-based innovations that may better prepare students to pursue their educational and career goals. Thoughtfully designed pathways--the programs and experiences that students complete to satisfy graduation requirements--can…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Innovation, College Readiness
Decatur, Emily – New England Board of Higher Education, 2018
Higher education students in the U.S. have been transferring at record levels. More than two-thirds who earn bachelor's degrees from four-year institutions today have changed colleges at least once according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. However, the U.S. Department of Education reported in 2015 that on average, students…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, College Credits, Time to Degree, Educational Policy
McIntyre, Loren S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of participation in a content-based residential college versus non-participation in a content-based residential college on retention in the second year of study at a research university-very high research activity (RU/VH) in the southern portion of the United States. The dependent variable…
Descriptors: College Housing, Student Characteristics, School Holding Power, Influences
Bethany Lewis; Daniel Rossman; Rafael Pasillas; Rebecca Klein-Collins – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2024
The Latino and Adult Student Success (LASS) Academy is a multi-year initiative administered by CAEL (the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) focused on supporting Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in their efforts to improve outcomes for adult and Latino adult learners. In its first phase, from 2018 through 2021, the LASS Academy…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Adult Students, Universities, Technical Assistance
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