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Adult Pathways
Part-Time Students Must Be a Full-Time Priority
Aug. 1, 2022
Acting on data about both part-time and full-time students is essential to moving the needle on college completion. It also is an equity issue. Part-time student attainment rates severely lag behind those of their full-time counterparts, regardless of sector or timeframe. And part-time students are disproportionately BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color) students, community…
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Targeting the Technical

Prioritizing Analysis of Student Transcripts in Degree Reclamation Efforts to Improve Student Completion Outcomes

Jan. 7, 2022
Degree reclamation is a proven strategy to capture the momentum of existing credits and put “some college no degree” (SCND) students back on track to a degree. This report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy offers recommendations to help colleges and universities implement practices that yield the greatest benefit to current and former students.
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Remote-Ready?

How Low-Income Older Workers Might Gain From and Contribute to Emerging Remote Job Opportunities

Nov. 12, 2021
Low-income older workers have largely been left out of the dramatic shift toward remote work, potentially cutting off valuable opportunities for greater productivity, flexibility, and economic advancement. This report from Jobs for the Future explores how to make remote work more accessible to these workers as part of the new pandemic-fueled economic landscape.
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How to Achieve More Equitable Community College Student Outcomes

Lessons From Six Years of CCRC Research on Guided Pathways

Sept. 21, 2021
Hundreds of community colleges have sought to implement whole-college reforms using the guided pathways model, either on their own or as part of a national or state initiative. This report from the Community College Research Center describes the evolution of guided pathways reforms, as well as the next frontiers for guided pathways practice and research.
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Digital Skills and Older Workers

Supporting Success in Training and Employment in a Digital World

Sept. 15, 2021
The acceleration of the shift to online and remote learning and working brings new opportunities, but it also brings the potential for further inequities in the labor market. This report from the Urban Institute documents some of the barriers and opportunities that exist for older workers accessing online programs, with a focus on their digital…
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The Adult-Ready Playbook

A Comprehensive Policy and Practice Guide to Improve Outcomes for Post-Traditional Learners

Sept. 1, 2021
A first-of- its-kind resource from the Education Strategy Group pulls together the most promising strategies for serving adult learners into a single, comprehensive framework—one that fundamentally re-envisions education for this population of students.
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Adult Enrollment Design Guide

Strategies to Help Adults (re)Enroll in College

Aug. 26, 2021
Many states are working to increase college attainment among their residents, and for good reason: College degrees create significant economic opportunity for degree-holders and their communities. But reaching these attainment goals will be impossible if states focus only on recent high school graduates. Increasing attainment among adults is essential as well.
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The Comebacker’s Odyssey

The Journey to Degree Completion

Aug. 16, 2021
Forty-five million adults 25 and older in the United States have some college credit but no degree. This relatively invisible group represents 20 percent of the adult population. This report from The Graduate Network! explores the “comebacker’s journey” and the top policy and communication priorities that can help these students return to college and complete…
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The Transfer Reset

Rethinking Equitable Policy for Today’s Learners

July 23, 2021
Countless students would agree: The transfer process does not work. Despite sustained efforts to “fix” transfer over the past several decades, the current system continues to produce dismal, inequitable outcomes and unnecessary roadblocks that thwart students’ educational goals. A new report from HCM Strategists, Sova and the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program examines efforts to…
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Get Ready

Introducing the Millions of Adults Planning to Enroll in College

May 19, 2021
California faces a shortfall of more than two million degrees and certificates to meet employers’ needs and promote economic mobility for its residents. This report from California Competes examines which groups of California adults intend to enroll in higher education or training; which types of institutions they are interested in; whether they are interested in…
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