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Gao, Niu; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2017
Far too many California students are falling off the pathway to and through college. At current rates of high school and college completion, only about 30 percent of California 9th graders will earn a bachelor's degree, a rate that is insufficient for an economy that increasingly demands more highly educated workers. In this study, the authors…
Descriptors: Access to Education, High School Students, High Schools, College Readiness
Radford, Alexandria Walton; Pearson, Juliana; Ho, Phoebe; Chambers, Eric; Ferlazzo, Damon – MPR Associates, Inc., 2012
Recently the state of Missouri, through the Missouri Department of Higher Education, has started to work toward the goal of having 60 percent of state residents hold some type of postsecondary credential. This goal aligns with similar initiatives in other states as well as President Obama's objective for the nation. In order to reach this…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Academic Persistence, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs