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Public Policy Institute of California, 2023
In dual enrollment programs, high school students can take college courses and earn both high school and college credit--but in the past, dual enrollment had been used mostly by high-achieving students. In 2016, the California Legislature passed a law that expanded access to students who had been underserved in higher education. The resulting…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Access to Education, Higher Education, High School Students
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Chan, Wing Yi; Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Seitz, Scot; Wilson, Christyl; Khatib, Nadim – Youth & Society, 2020
This study examined the association between participation in a school-based group-mentoring program (Project Arrive) and academic outcomes in a group of ninth-grade students who had been identified as at high risk of high-school dropout (n = 239). Comparison participants were ninth-grade students with similar levels of risk (n = 980). Using…
Descriptors: Mentors, Grade 9, At Risk Students, Dropout Prevention
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Borman, Trisha H.; Bos, Hans; Park, So Jung; Auchstetter, Amelia – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
In this paper, we report results from a multisite, student-level randomized controlled trial that examined the impact of the Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) model on ninth-grade students. The BARR model is a comprehensive, strength-based approach that uses eight interlocking strategies to build intentional staff-to-staff, staff-to-student,…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Peer Relationship
Johnson, Angela – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
Prior research shows that English learners (ELs) lag behind their peers in academic achievement and education attainment. The persisting gap is partly attributed to ELs' limited exposure to academic content. This article investigates the efficacy of a summer credit recovery program aimed at expanding high school newcomer ELs' access to academic…
Descriptors: Credits, English Language Learners, Program Effectiveness, Immigrants
Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Barrat, Vanessa Ximenes; Skjoldhorne, Susann; Finkelstein, Neal – WestEd, 2021
Offering "Early Start" programs in the summer before students start their first year of college is one of the strategies that the California State University (CSU) system has used to support incoming students who may not be ready for college-level work in mathematics or written communication. In 2017, the CSU system began implementing a…
Descriptors: State Universities, College Readiness, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Barrat, Vanessa Ximenes; Skjoldhorne, Susann; Finkelstein, Neal – WestEd, 2021
This report is part of a series focusing on studies intended to inform the California State University (CSU) system about the implementation of Executive Order 1110 (EO 1110). A major policy adopted by the CSU Chancellor's Office in 2017, EO 1110 requires CSU campuses to eliminate noncredit developmental courses -- often known as…
Descriptors: State Universities, College Readiness, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Rodriguez, Olga; Payares-Montoya, Daniel; Ugo, Iwunze; Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2023
Dual enrollment, which allows high school students to take college courses and earn college credits, is an important way to expand educational opportunities, improve economic mobility, and meet California's workforce needs (Education Commission of the States 2019). However, historically it has been accessible only to high-achieving students taking…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Access to Education, Higher Education, High School Students
Rodriguez, Olga; Payares-Montoya, Daniel; Ugo, Iwunze; Gao, Niu – Public Policy Institute of California, 2023
These are the appendices for the report, "Improving College Access and Success through Dual Enrollment." Dual enrollment, which allows high school students to take college courses and earn college credits, is an important way to expand educational opportunities, improve economic mobility, and meet California's workforce needs (Education…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Access to Education, Higher Education, High School Students
Gewirtz, Susan; Thorton, LaShawdra – Achieving the Dream, 2018
Over a two-year period, six colleges involved in the Working Students Success Network (WSSN) initiative received financial support and technical assistance from ATD to identify key financial challenges their students face, develop specific strategies to address those challenges, and provide feedback on lessons learned from the work to be shared…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Intervention, Barriers
Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Barrat, Vanessa; Finkelstein, Neal – WestEd, 2020
WestEd is undertaking a multiyear series of implementation studies intended to inform the California State University (CSU) system about the implementation of Executive Order 1110 (EO 1110). A major policy adopted by the CSU Chancellor's Office in 2017, EO 1110 requires CSU campuses to eliminate non-credit developmental courses in Written…
Descriptors: State Universities, College Readiness, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2020
The California Community Colleges served 2,116,293 students in 2017-18 and 2,089,209 students in 2018-19. It is the largest system of higher education in the nation. One hundred and fourteen of the 115 California community colleges use state funding allocated for Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) to assist in providing support services…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Rodriguez, Olga; Bohn, Sarah; Hill, Laura; Brooks, Bonnie – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
This report aims to fill the gap in research on English as a Second Language (ESL) programs at California's community colleges and the effectiveness of reforms aimed at improving student success. A number of colleges have implemented curricular reforms in recent years--accelerating coursework, integrating skills courses, and the like. These…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
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Yamada, Hiroyuki; Bryk, Anthony S. – Community College Review, 2016
Objective: Statway is a community college pathways initiative developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching designed to accelerate students' progress through their developmental math sequence to acquiring college math credit in statistics. Statway is a multifaceted change initiative designed to address the complex problems…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Descriptions, College Credits, Mathematics Instruction
Willard, Jacklyn Altuna; Bayes, Brian; Martinez, John – MDRC, 2015
This study reports on the implementation of Gateway to College, a program whose mission is to serve students who have dropped out of high school, or who are at risk of dropping out of high school, by allowing them to earn a high school diploma and credits toward a postsecondary degree. Gateway to College is uniquely ambitious in providing…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Dropouts, Nontraditional Education, College Preparation
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2018
The California Community Colleges served 2.1 million students in 2015-16 and 2.1 million students in 2016-17. It is the largest system of higher education in the nation. Each of the 115 colleges in all 73 districts use state funding allocated for Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) to assist in providing support services and educational…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Disabilities, College Faculty
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