Most states use need-based state grant programs to reduce financial barriers to college for students from low-income households. The policy design and eligibility requirements of these grant programs vary from state to state and even across sectors. But some policies may unintentionally disproportionately exclude students from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups.
A framework to help state leaders craft and execute a 90-day plan for launching a talent agenda in their state that will attract business investment and higher-wage jobs.
Large Scale Improvements in Math Implementation of AB 705
Aug. 11, 2022
AB 705 continues to drive large-scale changes in placement and remediation in California’s community colleges. The law requires colleges to rely on high school grades for placement and restricts colleges from requiring remedial courses if these courses do not improve students’ timely completion of math and English requirements for transfer to a university.
California’s community colleges began implementing Assembly Bill 705 in fall 2019, making major assessment and placement reforms that moved students away from remedial prerequisites for English and math and into transfer-level courses.
Dual enrollment courses provide students with the opportunity to access advanced learning experiences, earn high school and college credit simultaneously, and possibly lower their tuition burden toward a postsecondary degree.
California has a history of investing in regional strategies to support the educational attainment and economic growth of its many regional economies. These efforts include the Strong Workforce Program, California Career Pathways Trust, to name a few, and now new programs like the Community Economic Resilience Fund. A new brief from Jobs for the Futures…
Plans From California Community Colleges Suggest Notable Progress But Not Full Implementation
June 10, 2022
Four years after historic legislation transformed placement and remediation in California’s community colleges, the system is still grappling with the complexities of implementing Assembly Bill 705. This report from California Acceleration Project analyzes plans submitted to the state chancellor’s office by 115 colleges, detailing the changes they plan to make to better implement AB 705.
A report from the Southern Regional Education Board looks at key issues regarding dual enrollment and how each state addresses student access, eligibility and cost, program quality, funding, and data reporting.
An increase to state higher education appropriations could have a modest impact on graduation rates, states a new report from the Midwest Higher Education Compact. According to the study, a 10-percent boost to state higher education funding over a 12-year period would have resulted in 27,200 more bachelor’s degrees awarded to Black, Latinx, and white…
California’s community colleges began implementing Assembly Bill 705 (AB 705) in fall 2019, making major reforms to assess and place students away from pre-requisite remediation courses for English and math and into transfer-level courses. This report from the Public Policy Institute of California examines the progress colleges and students have made around transfer-level math courses…
