Explores policy options for expanding educational opportunities for low-income students to enhance upward economic mobility. Examines the effectiveness of student aid in promoting college completion and proposes a plan for better guidance and preparation.

Reviews the status of state P-16 councils and their efforts to bridge the gap between K-12 and higher education; includes profiles of three councils and examines high school graduation rates by demographics, state, and congressional district.

Presents a scan of Miami-Dade's college access and success system -- schools, higher education institutions, community-based organizations, families, advocates, funders, and businesses -- and opportunities to advance collaboration and alignment.

Presents a scan of the city's college access and success system -- schools, higher education institutions, community-based organizations, families, advocates, funders, and businesses -- and opportunities to advance collaboration and alignment.

Examines the capacity of self-assessment and peer review processes to advance student achievement at higher education institutions. Part of the Achieving the Dream initiative to improve learning and outcomes for minority and low-income students.

Analyzes retention policies and practices at four-year institutions with high percentages of low-income students, and considers the feasibility of replicating efforts to improve graduation rates that have been successful at smaller institutions.

Outlines issues from the European Higher Education Area's Bologna Process, a framework for standardizing degree qualifications, credits and curriculum reform, and supplementary documentation. Suggests changes to raise accountability in U.S. institutions.

Summarizes lessons learned from the ENLACE initiative, which the Kellogg Foundation established in 1997 to boost academic achievement, college admissions, and graduation rates among the nation's fast-growing Latino population.