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Download full textSteinberg, Adria; Almeida, Cheryl – Jobs for the Future, 2019
Opportunity Works is a national initiative to dramatically improve the life trajectories of low-income young people ages 16 to 24 who are not in school or working. This population, often called "opportunity youth," comprises a significant segment of America's potential workforce. Yet they are also the young men and women who face the…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Out of School Youth, National Programs, Regional Cooperation
ACT, Inc., 2011
In 2010 ACT sponsored a strategic workforce development summit with several prominent community college presidents from across the country. The presidents provided diverse perspectives about how to effectively prepare and validate a prepared workforce. This paper represents, in part, key elements of that discussion as well as what they think is a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Credentials, Job Skills
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Direct linkStronge, James H.; Ward, Thomas J.; Tucker, Pamela D.; Hindman, Jennifer L.; McColsky, Wendy; Howard, Barbara – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 2007
The study comparing National Board certified teachers (NBCTs) with their non-Board certified colleagues was conducted using four North Carolina school districts. In Phase I, descriptive results from the development of Teacher Achievement Indices using hierarchical linear modeling based on student achievement results are reported for 307 5th grade…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Grade 5, School Districts
Clery, Sue; Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2010
Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue of "Data Notes" looks at students who returned to their original Achieving the Dream institution after completing credentials or transferring to another institution. Forty-two percent of students who either received a degree or certificate or transferred from an Achieving…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Credentials, Associate Degrees, Educational Attainment
Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2009
Using the data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue of "Data Notes" is the second of a two-part series investigating the characteristics of late stop-outs--students who accumulate at least 30 credits within the first two years, only to stop out without completing credentials or transferring. The data show that male…
Descriptors: Credentials, Community Colleges, Credits, Developmental Studies Programs
Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2009
Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community College Count, this issue of "Data Notes" is the first of a two-part series investigating the characteristics of late stop-outs--students who accumulate at least 30 credits within the first two years, only to stop out without completing credentials or transferring. Seventy-five percent of…
Descriptors: Credentials, American Indians, Credits, Grants
