Michael Lawrence Collins This brief draws on the experience of four states in Jobs for the Future’s Postsecondary State Policy Network—Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia—that are among a number of states engaged in statewide developmental education reform. These states' experiences highlight what all states can consider to ensure that changes are well-designed and effectively

Thomas Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggars & Davis Jenkins This first part of a 3-part series practitioner packet is designed to help community college leaders and staff who are considering guided pathways reforms at their college. Part one, What We Know About Guided Pathways, describes the reform model and summarizes evidence supporting its design principles.

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education & The University of Pennsylvania Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD) A report on the 45-year trends in higher education attainment by family income. This report details the status of equity in United States higher education and identifies changes and trends over time in measures of equity. The report concludes

The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) The Data Quality Campaign (DQC), a strong advocate for statewide student-level longitudinal data systems, reports on how to create or transition to a state-level next generation system, evaluates how current systems are organized, and lays out recommendations for state P-12 data systems including ten essential elements. With these essential elements, the data system

Sandy Baum, The George Washington University and The Urban Institute; Alisa Federico Cunningham, Independent Consultant; and Courtney Tanenbaum, American Institutes for Research The information in this report provides a useful view of a subset of questions about educational attainment in the United States. The primary goal of this report and the data presented, however, is to highlight the

In this video students describe past experience with mathematics in college and the motivation to find better opportunities for themselves and their families through education. (2:52)

In this video students tell their stories of finding success in mathematics pathways! These encouraging voices show the excitement involved when mathematics engages students in real-world situations and becomes a “language” they can understand. (2:52)

In this video faculty members discuss the importance of active learning pedagogy training and note how Dana Center professional learning workshops support faculty as they explore “all the moving parts and how they fit together.” (2:16)