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Stephanie Ivey; James T. Campbell; Aaron Robinson; Craig O. Stewart; David Russomanno; Karen Alfrey; Jeffrey Watt; Tony Chase; Maryam Darbeheshti; Miriam Howland Cummings; Katherine Goodman – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2023
The?"Urban STEM Collaboratory" is a five-year project sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that addresses challenges to student success in STEM disciplines through a multi-institutional collaboration via?the?University of Memphis (UofM), University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), and Indiana University-Purdue University…
Descriptors: College Students, Economically Disadvantaged, STEM Education, Urban Schools
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2019
College enrollment has increased over the past 10 years and is projected to continue growing over the next 10 for both full- and part-time students. At the same time, institutions face low retention and graduation rates. One policy that shows promise in increasing completion rates, especially for adult learners and those who served in the…
Descriptors: College Credits, Prior Learning, College Students, Educational Policy
Mokher, Christine G.; Lee, Steve; Sun, Christopher – CNA Corporation, 2016
In Fall 2010, the Niswonger Foundation received a five-year validation grant from the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) to create the Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium of 29 high schools and five colleges. This report evaluates the Consortium's impact on student outcomes during each of the four years of program…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, College Readiness, Consortia, High Schools
Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
Higher education has become more accessible than ever before, although students from some demographic groups still face challenges in attending college. To help improve access to higher education for minority and low-income students, Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act, as amended, provide grants to strengthen and support institutions…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Disadvantaged, Low Income