Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning
This report by Babson Survey Research Group and the Sloan Consortium examines the current state of online learning and its future. The report reveals how many students are learning online, where the growth in online learning has occurred and the More »
Education Longitudinal Study of 2002
This National Center for Education Statistics report examines the experience of the high school class of 2004 in transitioning to college, including information about what colleges students attended, what academic programs they pursued, and how their post-high school choices differed More »
Good Policy, Good Practice: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs in Higher Education
A report by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems describes strategies that states can use to increase their residents’ educational attainment while minimizing higher education costs. The report More »
Passing the Torch
Increasing college enrollment rates over the last generation is a major step toward reducing chronic economic disparities. But many of the policies that broadened access to higher education — including affirmative action and need-based financial aid — have come under More »
What State Policymakers Should Know About Federal Higher Education Policy
The roughly $25 billion that the federal government budgets each year for student assistance, institutional support, and research reflects a substantial commitment. State policymakers need to understand the nature of this federal investment and the rationale behind it if they More »
The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Years 2001-02 and 2002-03
This report presents the averaged freshman graduation rate for public high school students for school years 2001-02 and 2002-03, based on data reported by state education agencies to the National Center for Education Statistics. Rates are included for the 50 More »
Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives
This report examines both the current conditions and recent trends in the education of American Indians and Alaska Natives using statistical measures. It presents a selection of indicators that illustrate the educational achievement and attainment of American Indians and Alaska More »
Pathways to College Access and Success
This report looks at the ways that credit-based transition programs (CBTPs) may help middle and low-achieving students enter and succeed in college. It highlights promising practices used by CBTPs to help students who might have been considered non college-bound prepare More »
Green Lights and Red Tape: Improving Access to Financial Aid at California's Community Colleges
This report, from The Institute for College Access and Success, examines how financial aid office operations affect student access to aid. It is based on visits to 21 colleges representing a cross-section of the California Community College system. Findings highlight More »
First in the Family: First-generation college students give advice about their experiences
Graduation rates are particularly low for first-generation students. This book, written by and for first-generation college students, advises first-generation college kids to remember the three Cs as they begin their college journey: conversations, connections and confidence.
