
Civil Society;Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
Analyzes the percentage of Texas public school students starting eighth grade in 1996-98 who enrolled in higher education after high school graduation and who attained a postsecondary certificate or degree within six years by race/ethnicity and gender.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas;Global

Education and Literacy, Human Services
Updates the 2007 brief "Strengthening State Policies to Increase the Education and Skills of Low-Wage Workers"; profiles programs that improve basic, literacy, and English language skills; and outlines issues for enhancing state policy and strategy.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Education and Literacy;Government Reform;Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Assesses progress toward the goal of realizing 60 percent postsecondary degree attainment by 2025. Includes attainment rates by race/ethnicity, rankings by metropolitan area, and state profiles with rates by county, benchmark targets, and projections.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
Outlines policy recommendations at the community, college, state, and federal levels for raising Latino degree attainment rates to help close equity gaps and meet the nation's attainment goals. Includes examples of current efforts and best practices.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Children and Youth, Education and Literacy
Examines how well the state's professional development system prepares the early care workforce, provides ongoing support to ensure high-quality early childhood education, and effectively uses public resources to maximize benefit.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

Education and Literacy;Government Reform;Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Offers a framework for designing and implementing state accountability systems that enable consistent, aligned goals to ensure college- and career-readiness; valid measurement, support, and interventions; transparent reporting; and continuous improvement.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Outlines discussions about the potential and challenges of competency-based learning in transforming the current time-based system, including issues of accountability, equity, personalization, and aligning policy and practice. Includes case summaries.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Presents survey findings about Californians' views on the quality, affordability, and funding of and policy regarding higher education. Analyzes support for various options for maintaining funding, including tax increases, fee hikes, and a bond measure.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Western) / California