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Direct linkJudith Scott-Clayton; Irwin Garfinkel; Elizabeth Ananat; Sophie M. Collyer; Robert Paul Hartley; Anastasia Koutavas; Buyi Wang; Christopher Wimer – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2025
In 2015, the City University of New York (CUNY) launched a new program-- Accelerate, Complete, and Engage (ACE)--aimed at improving college graduation rates. A prior randomized-control evaluation of the program found a nearly 12 percentage point increase in graduation five years after college entry. Using this impact estimate and national data on…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedRita Ramirez-Levine; Donna Rennar-Potacco; Venkat Sharma; Peter Zhiqiang Chen – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2025
This 4-year longitudinal study identified the impact of a multifaceted mentoring and tutoring program on the retention and graduation rates of a diverse body of undergraduate college students enrolled in high-risk science courses. Findings revealed that the program was successful in increasing the retention and graduation rates of students who…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, STEM Education, Mentors, Tutoring
Kaashifah; Donald Easton-Brooks – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2025
The academic achievement gap among students educated under similar resources and learning environments has been a critical issue over the past century. Exploring and identifying potential solutions to narrow these gaps is imperative, considering the profound influence these disparities have on a student's prospects. Decades of research have…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Achievement Gap, Urban Schools
Download full textStanley Dai; Kayla Warner; Colleen Sommo; Emily Brennan, Contributor; Colin Hill, Contributor; Christine Johnston, Contributor; Rebekah O’Donoghue, Contributor; Michael Weiss, Contributor – MDRC, 2025
In community colleges in the United States, graduation rates remain frustratingly low. Students face many challenges, including the financial costs of attending college; the demands of school, work, and family; complex institutional systems; underfunded student support services; and insufficient preparation for college-level work. To address these…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Paying for College
Nathan Dadey; Carla Evans; Andrew T. Krist; Scott Marion – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2025
The New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) designed a school accountability system in 2016 and 2017 to meet the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. The system was implemented in 2017 and 2018 for the first time and has been operating continuously since then, except for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Descriptors: Accountability, State Departments of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation
Bonnie E. Brett; Jewel Sale; Johann Liljengren – Colorado Department of Education, 2025
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has identified four priority areas within its Strategic Plan that guide the work of the department in its role to support implementation of state education statute and be responsive to district, school, and student need: (1) Increase student engagement; (2) Accelerate student outcomes; (3) Strengthen the…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, State Departments of Education, Strategic Planning, School Districts
