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Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Summarizes recommendations from higher education leaders, researchers, and others on how the Department of Education could ensure effective, efficient, and transparent funds distribution, foster collaboration, and leverage state and institutional action.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy
Profiles Arizona's efforts to raise higher education productivity -- delivering quality education to more students at lower cost -- via partnerships between community colleges and state universities. Lists initiatives in other grantee states.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Indiana;North America / United States (Southern) / Maryland;North America / United States (Southern) / Tennessee;North America / United States (Southwestern) / Arizona;North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Western) / Montana
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Outlines the need to raise college degree attainment by creating Educational Zone Governance Organizations in multistate metropolitan regions to coordinate and incentivize policies that expand access. Offers data by metro area, age, and race/ethnicity.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Outlines state policy changes needed to align spending with the aim of improving college access, quality, and attainment to meet the demand for college graduates under budget constraints. Highlights policy change efforts and models for calculating demand.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy
Outlines best-practice strategies historically black colleges and universities in Texas used in the 1990s to lower student loan default rates and avoid losing federal aid, including campuswide collaboration, partnerships, and teaching financial literacy.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Southwestern)-Texas
Children and Youth;Education and Literacy
Reviews the research on how pre-K teacher preparation affects learning and program quality. Explores the potential costs and benefits of raising preparation standards, expected challenges, and strategies states and localities have used to address them.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy;Human Rights and Civil Liberties;Prison and Judicial Reform
Presents findings on the effect of prison-based postsecondary education on offenders during incarceration and on post-release employment and recidivism. Explores offenders' and stakeholders' views on the value and challenges of such programs.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Indiana;North America / United States (Southwestern) / New Mexico;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts
Education and Literacy
Outlines the need to raise the U.S. college attainment rate to 60 percent and provides state-by-state analyses of working-age adults' education levels by age group and county. Recommends focusing on those who have already earned some college credits.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
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