Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor;Government Reform
Recommends policies to raise postsecondary education attainment rates and incomes by aligning higher education with workforce needs, expanding financial access to and state support for colleges, and providing multiple pathways. Lists promising practices.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Northeastern) / Maine
Examines barriers to low-income working adult students' access to Education Opportunity Fund and Tuition Aid Grants; challenges such as childcare needs; and lack of data for tracking the state's progress in making college affordable. Recommends reforms.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Northeastern) / New Jersey
Examines the urgent need to prepare students for postsecondary degrees and professional training, lessons from Northern and Central Europe, and models of school reform to provide career and technical education, including expanded roles for employers.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor
Outlines the need for data systems to assess educational transitions, completions, and labor market outcomes of adult students and workers in postsecondary, adult education, and skill development programs in order to strengthen policies and programs.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Explores the rise of college rankings, similarities and differences from postsecondary assessment efforts, and factors behind their limited relevance to policy such as their effect on institutional behaviors. Recommends ways to enhance policy relevance.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Explains how to design and implement an assessment of local systems' ability to improve college attainment, including needs, assets, and challenges; and how to leverage findings for stakeholder engagement, benchmarking, and strategy development.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor
Estimates the state's shortage in highly educated workers in 2025 and outlines ways to raise college attendance rates, transfer rates from community colleges, and graduation rates from four-year institutions to help close the gap. Discusses policy issues.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Western) / California
Presents findings from a 2008-09 state-by-state survey of progress in aligning standards, graduation requirements, assessments, data systems, and accountability systems with colleges' and employers' expectations. Charts trends and lists resources.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
