Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor
For those who question the value of college in this era of soaring student debt and high unemployment, the attitudes and experiences of today's young adults -- members of the so-called Millennial generation -- provide a compelling answer. On virtually every measure of economic well-being and career attainment -- from personal earnings to job satisfaction to the share employed full time -- young college graduates are outperforming their peers with less education. And when today's young adults are compared with previous generations, the disparity in economic outcomes between college graduates and those with a high school diploma or less formal schooling has never been greater in the modern era.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Aging, Children and Youth, Education and Literacy
By tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect quality of life, Compass gives everyone in Minnesota-- policymakers, business and community leaders, and concerned individuals who live and work in the area-- a common foundation to act on issues to improve their communities
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Minnesota
Five Idaho colleges increased retention rates for non-traditional students by 500 percent above the national average by simply changing key practices. Results were achieved through a three-year pilot designed to improve retention and completion rates at Idaho community and technical colleges and fuel the state's economy with skilled workers.
Non-traditional students -- unemployed workers, alternative high school students, young single parents and dropouts -- face work schedule conflicts, family obligations and geographic and financial barriers to higher education. Statistically, more than half of students who enter a two-year certificate or degree program in Idaho drop out in the second year, often debt-ridden.
The pilot project, funded by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, used nationally proven best practices designed to lower barriers and develop resilience. Schools delivered enhanced advising, mentoring and remediation techniques; monitored student progress; and created support groups for almost 500 non-traditional students.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Western) / Idaho
Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity;Women
This study examines the existing knowledge base about promoting Latina educational success, defined as completing high school and then going on to secure a college degree. It also adds to existing research by examining two large data sets - one national, and one California-based for predictors of successful educational outcomes for representative samples of Latina youth who have recently been in high school and college. Finally, after identifying important predictors of success from the existing literature, and the examination of current data, the study incorporates case studies of seven young Latinas who illustrate pathways of women who are finding their way to educational success through high school, community college, and four year universities. Their stories provide a deeper understanding of the challenges that young Latinas encounter in our culture, as well as the promise they represent.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Children and Youth, Education and Literacy
As part of the year-long National Forum on Libraries and Teens effort, YALSA has released a report, "The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action" providing direction on how libraries need to adapt and change to meet the needs of 21st century teens.
The report is a call to action for the library community. It provides recommendations on how libraries must address challenges and re-envision their teen services in order to meet the needs of their individual communities and to collectively ensure that the nation's 40+ million teens develop the skills they need to be productive citizens. By acting on this call, the library community can work within their own local communities to create the kind of spaces, services, and opportunities that today's teens need in order to succeed in school and in life.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Agencies responsible for public education in the District of Columbia released the first-ever District of Columbia School Equity Reports. This is part one of two.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Southern)-District of Columbia-Washington
These reports, supported by the non-profit education innovation organization NewSchools Venture Fund, focus on the retention, discipline, academic growth and achievement of all students and moves the District closer to having a complete and transparent view, using the same metrics, of how different public schools serve a range of students. This is part two of two.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Southern)-District of Columbia-Washington
Children and Youth;Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
The Expanded Success Initiative (ESI) provides funding and technical support to 40 relatively successful New York City high schools to help them improve college and career readiness among black and Latino male students. This preliminary report describes key components and strategies of ESI and begins to look at factors that might influence the potential to apply ESI more broadly.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York / New York County / New York City;North America / United States (New York Metropolitan Area)
