Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 4 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 10 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 16 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Austin Slaughter | 2 |
| Cady, Clare | 2 |
| Colleen Sommo | 2 |
| Cyrette Saunier | 2 |
| Goldrick-Rab, Sara | 2 |
| Kurzweil, Martin | 2 |
| Rossman, Daniel | 2 |
| Sommo, Colleen | 2 |
| Susan Scrivener | 2 |
| York, Travis | 2 |
| Alamuddin, Rayane | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 8 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 5 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 15 |
| Postsecondary Education | 13 |
| Two Year Colleges | 8 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 4 |
| High Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 2 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Ohio | 20 |
| California | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Indiana | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Oregon | 3 |
| Indiana (Indianapolis) | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| American Recovery and… | 2 |
| Race to the Top | 2 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 2 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 2 |
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Download full textCyrette Saunier; Susan Scrivener; Austin Slaughter; Noor Amanullah; Sukanya Barman; Cynthia Miller; Colleen Sommo; Erick Alonzo, Contributor; Osvaldo Avila, Contributor; Katie Beal, Contributor; Parker Cellura, Contributor; Ben Cohen, Contributor; Stanley Dai, Contributor; Hannah Dalporto, Contributor; Claudia Escobar, Contributor; Colin Hill, Contributor; Marco Lepe, Contributor; Tiffany Morton, Contributor; Rebekah O’Donoghue, Contributor; Vivianna Plancarte, Contributor; Alyssa Ratledge, Contributor; Elena Serna-Wallender, Contributor; Andrea Vasquez, Contributor; Rae Walker, Contributor; Michelle Ware, Contributor; Kayla Warner, Contributor; Melissa Wavelet, Contributor; Michael Weiss, Contributor; Diane Wren, Contributor – MDRC, 2025
Community colleges and broad-access universities (those with minimally selective admissions policies) provide an opportunity for students across the United States to attain postsecondary degrees and achieve economic mobility. However, graduation rates from such colleges are often low and there are many obstacles that can be difficult to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Persistence, Program Development, Costs
Direct linkRossman, Daniel; Kurzweil, Martin; Lewis, Bethany – ITHAKA S+R, 2023
Monitoring Advising Analytics to Promote Success (MAAPS)is a multi-institutional project of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) initially funded and supported by a US Department of Education First in the World Grant to Georgia State, the lead UIA member on this project. MAAPS is a large-scale randomized-controlled trial designed to validate…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, College Students
Peer reviewedGoldrick-Rab, Sara; York, Travis; Cady, Clare; Baker-Smith, Christy – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2021
Public universities are intent on increasing degree completion for many reasons. A stronger policy focus on completion and interest in removing students' financial hurdles has led to a rapid proliferation of completion grant programs. This paper reports on a mixed-method implementation study of completion grant programs at seven broad- and…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Graduation, Grants, Student Financial Aid
Hill, Colin; Sommo, Colleen; Warner, Kayla – MDRC, 2023
Community colleges in the United States, which serve a disproportionate number of students from low-income backgrounds, can provide a valuable pathway toward well-paying careers. However, graduation rates at community colleges are very low--among first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students who enter public two-year schools, only 29 percent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Models, Acceleration (Education), Program Implementation
Goldrick-Rab, Sara; York, Travis; Cady, Clare; Baker-Smith, E. Christine – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: Public universities are intent on increasing degree completion for many reasons. A stronger policy focus on completion and interest in removing students' financial hurdles has led to a rapid proliferation of completion grant programs. This paper reports on a mixed method implementation study of completion grant programs at seven broad-…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Graduation, Grants, Student Financial Aid
Rossman, Daniel; Alamuddin, Rayane; Kurzweil, Martin; Karon, Julia – ITHAKA S+R, 2021
Monitoring Advising Analytics to Promote Success (MAAPS)is a multi-institutional project of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) initially funded and supported by a US Department of Education First in the World Grant to Georgia State, the lead UIA member on this project. MAAPS is a large-scale randomized-controlled trial designed to validate…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, College Students
Colleen Sommo; Austin Slaughter; Cyrette Saunier; Susan Scrivener; Kayla Warner – MDRC, 2023
Community colleges and broad-access universities (those with minimally selective admissions policies) provide an opportunity for students across the United States to attain postsecondary degrees and economic mobility. However, graduation rates from such colleges are often low and there are many obstacles that can be difficult to overcome,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, College Students, Universities
Sommo, Colleen; Cullinan, Dan; Manno, Michelle – MDRC, 2018
While the United States has made strides in increasing college access among low-income students, college completion has remained low. Graduation rates are particularly low at the nation's community colleges, which enroll a disproportionate percentage of low-income and nontraditional college students. Seeking to address this problem, in 2014 three…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Low Income Students
Headlam, Camielle – MDRC, 2018
In 2014, as part of the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) Ohio Demonstration, Lorain County Community College launched Students Accelerating in Learning (SAIL), a comprehensive student success program that is substantially improving persistence and graduation rates among low-income students. Given the program's results, Lorain has…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Acceleration (Education), Community Colleges, College Programs
Soricone, Lisa; Endel, Barbara – Jobs for the Future, 2019
The purpose of this implementation report is to help community college leaders, foundations, and public education policymakers understand the impact that nudges have on student success, especially for students from populations that typically have low rates of college completion. The promising results of the NTSS [Nudging to STEM Success]…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Program Effectiveness
Friedel, Janice Nahra; Wilson, Sarah L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
For decades, higher education professionals and researchers have used the term reverse transfer to describe a specific group of students. A current review of community college literature and higher education policy reflects a contextual change of the term, and today reverse transfer has grown to include students who transfer from a two-year…
Descriptors: Reverse Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Literature Reviews, Qualitative Research
Waugh, Alexandra – Jobs For the Future, 2016
A growing body of evidence reveals that a central factor in low completion rates for community college students is the "cafeteria" style approach to college, which provides entering students with a dizzying array of choices and little guidance on navigating those choices. A poor decision on which classes to take can cost community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Two Year College Students, School Holding Power
Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
The School Improvement Grant (SIG) program funds reforms in low performing schools. Congress provided $3.5 billion for SIG in fiscal year 2009, and a total of about $1.6 billion was appropriated in fiscal years 2010-2012. SIG requirements changed significantly in 2010. Many schools receiving SIG funds must now use the funding for specific…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Federal Programs, Program Implementation
Sturgis, Chris; Patrick, Susan – International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2010
This exploration into competency-based innovation at the school, district, and state levels suggests that competency-based pathways are a re-engineering of this nation's education system around learning--a re-engineering designed for success in which failure is no longer viable. This discussion draws on interviews and site visits with innovators…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Competence, Educational Innovation, Interviews
US Department of Education, 2012
This State-specific summary report serves as an assessment of Ohio's Year 1 Race to the Top implementation, highlighting successes and accomplishments, identifying challenges, and providing lessons learned from implementation to date. Prior to the first year of its Race to the Top grant, Ohio revised some Ohio Department of Education (ODE) job…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Gains
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1 | 2
