ERIC Number: ED578931
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Oct
Pages: 16
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Raising the Floor: New Approaches to Serving the Lowest-Skilled Students at Community Colleges in Texas and Beyond
Visher, Mary; Cerna, Oscar; Diamond, John; Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry
MDRC
Faced with many applicants with very low math skills, community colleges are responding with a variety of reforms, including restricting developmental courses to students with high-school-level skills. This brief provides context for the policy changes and describes the alternatives two colleges offer to those who don't make the cut. [This brief was written with Kayla Reiman and Dominique Dukes.]
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Mathematics Skills, Skill Development, Low Achievement, Academic Ability, Developmental Programs, State Programs, State Policy, Program Effectiveness, Developmental Studies Programs
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: MDRC
Identifiers - Location: Texas
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A130125
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