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Check out my new @CommunityCCRC blogpost and working paper with @wonsunjustin & #KimPack: We describe variation in #dualenrollment partnership characteristics and examine whether those characteristics predict aggregate student success ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblog/tale-…

Guided pathways reforms have focused on removing barriers, but colleges should focus on students’ motivation. “Students won’t enroll if they aren’t guaranteed a living-wage job or that all their credits will transfer,” Davis Jenkins said. ccdaily.com/2025/04/the-ne… @CCPathwaysGuru

CCRC has released a new interactive dashboard that draws on multiple years of CRDC data to provide a school- and district-level view of dual enrollment and AP access. ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblog/who-h… @meikled_john

STUDENT VOICE: I’m thriving in my dual-enrollment program, but it could be a whole lot better hechingerreport.org/student-voice-… @hechingerreport

How much should college students work? A Mankato professor looks at link between too much work and failing grades. startribune.com/how-much-shoul… @startribune

CC Daily writes about CCRC’s new report that connects credentials from community colleges with earnings, showing which types of degrees and certificates lead to good-paying jobs and careers — and which typically don’t. ccdaily.com/2025/04/linkin… @Comm_College

What if every #comm_college student had a real shot at a bachelor’s degree? Only 16% reach that goal—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Transfer Playbook 2.0 from Aspen & @CommunityCCRC offers proven strategies to close the gap & boost success. as.pn/TP

A new transfer playbook, released by the Aspen Institute and the Community College Research Center, offers strategies for improving outcomes for transfer students by examining higher ed institutions with the best records. insidehighered.com/news/quick-tak…

Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated — including Judy Scott-Clayton of CCRC and @TeachersCollege — describe some of the myriad impacts in @insidehighered. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

A New Partnership to Explore How Community Colleges Are Preparing the New Energy Workforce: Meet Allison Moe From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblog/new-p…

CCRC and @AspenHigherEd have released an updated Transfer Playbook that outlines the practices exemplary transfer partnerships use to achieve strong transfer and bachelor’s attainment outcomes. ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/t… @CCPathwaysGuru @meikled_john

More than a year after Texas’ House Bill 8 took effect, some schools have offered free tuition, grown dual credit programs or helped students’ credits transfer when they move on to four-year schools. texastribune.org/2025/03/26/tex… @TexasTribune

On the blog: A new Postsecondary Collaborative research brief adds a critical set of voices to our exploration of self-directed learning: those of students. postseccollab.org/listening-to-s… @SRI_Education @CommunityCCRC @AchieveTheDream

Join the Collaborative on April 3 for a webinar exploring student experiences in online courses and evidence-based strategies to address challenges students encounter in online formats. postseccollab.org/supporting-stu… @SRI_Education @CommunityCCRC @AchieveTheDream

Since 2009, the percentage of Americans ages 25 to 64 attaining a postsecondary credential has increased by a remarkable 17 points, reaching nearly 55%. But there’s more to do, writes Yolanda Watson Spiva of @CompleteCollege in @insidehighered. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

Four strategies to retain dual enrollment students at your community college after high school, from @EAB. eab.com/resources/blog…

MDRC’s Intervention ROI tool is a free interactive web application that allows community college administrators to estimate the costs and revenues associated with implementing an intervention at their college, including two studied by CAPR. postsecondaryreadiness.org/considering-ou… @MDRC_News

The number of college students transferring to a new institution increased by 4.4% this year, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Transfer growth was strongest at community colleges. insidehighered.com/news/admission… #ARCCNetwork @NSClearinghouse

Students, educators tout benefits of funding dual enrollment classes in high school nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/03/03/stu… #NebraskaExaminer

Read about CCRC’s five sessions at #DREAM2025, on transfer, guided pathways, dual enrollment, post-completion value of programs, and online learning. ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblog/2025-… @AchieveTheDream #ATDDREAM.