Improving Student Success by Strengthening Developmental Education in Community Colleges: The Role of State Policy

Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor;Government Reform

Improving Student Success by Strengthening Developmental Education in Community Colleges: The Role of State Policy

Outlines the need to strengthen community college students' basic English and math skills as required for college courses in order to meet workforce needs. Describes promising approaches to improving developmental education and recommends state policies.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States

California 2025: Planning for a Better Future

Education and Literacy, Energy and Environment, Government Reform

California 2025: Planning for a Better Future

Provides overviews of issues, underlying factors, projections, and policy outlook for the state's budget, climate change effects, economy, education, population, transportation, water management, and workforce.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

What's Next?: The Assessment Challenges Facing States

Education and Literacy

What's Next?: The Assessment Challenges Facing States

Outlines the essential elements of redesigning state student assessments: build comprehensive, up-to-date systems; link standards, assessments, and instruction; create common assessments via collaboration; create pathways to college; and maintain systems.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania

Supporting Instruction: Investing in Teaching

Education and Literacy

Supporting Instruction: Investing in Teaching

Describes the foundation's work in supporting the Common Core State Standards for literacy and math and a design collaborative developing tools for teachers to help students meet them, including template tasks, instructional modules, and courses.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Discerning Learning

Education and Literacy

Discerning Learning

Profiles colleges' efforts to better define and assess student learning outcomes and ensure educational quality by using more integrative and competency-based measures, including "learning portfolios," instead of credit hours.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

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