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Direct linkMichael Weiss; Howard Bloom – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Background: In fall 2020, community colleges (CCs) served nearly five million students, representing 29% of U.S. undergraduates. Despite providing unprecedented access to postsecondary education, rates of degree attainment are low. Among first-time, full-time, degree/certificate-seeking students whose first postsecondary school is a CC, only 31%…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate, Barriers
Download full textTreskon, Louisa; Millenky, Megan; Freedman, Lily – MDRC, 2017
PACE Center for Girls is a unique program that provides academic and social services to girls ages 11 to 18. Girls eligible for PACE exhibit multiple health, safety, and delinquency risk factors, such as poor academic performance, exposure to abuse or violence, truancy, risky sexual behavior, and substance abuse. PACE seeks to help them onto a…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Support Services, Student Personnel Services, Intervention
Treskon, Louisa; Millenky, Megan; Freedman, Lily – MDRC, 2017
PACE Center for Girls is a unique program that provides academic and social services to girls ages 11 to 18. Girls eligible for PACE exhibit multiple health, safety, and delinquency risk factors, such as poor academic performance, exposure to abuse or violence, truancy, risky sexual behavior, and substance abuse. PACE seeks to help them onto a…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Support Services, Student Personnel Services, Intervention
Parise, Leigh M.; Corrin, William; Granito, Kelly; Haider, Zeest; Somers, Marie-Andrée; Cerna, Oscar – MDRC, 2017
While high school graduation rates are on the rise nationwide, too many students still never reach that milestone, with 7,000 on average dropping out every day. Recognizing that many students need additional support to succeed in school, Communities In Schools (CIS) works to provide and connect students with integrated support services to keep…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Randomized Controlled Trials, Academic Support Services, Student Personnel Services
Mayer, Alexander K.; Weiss, Michael J.; Visher, Mary G.; Sommo, Colleen; Rudd, Timothy; Cullinan, Dan; Weissman, Evan; Wathington, Heather D. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
This paper presents research that explores similarities and differences across six randomized controlled trials of learning communities in community colleges that were conducted by MDRC and the National Center for Postsecondary Research. Five of these studies track students' progress in the program semester and two follow-up semesters, and one…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Communities of Practice, Community Colleges, Progress Monitoring
Asmussen, John G.; Horn, Aaron S. – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2014
Developmental education, also termed remedial education, refers to curricula intended to improve the academic skills and knowledge of students who are underprepared for undergraduate coursework, particularly in the areas of mathematics, reading, and writing. Many practitioners and researchers agree that developmental education should be improved,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Academic Support Services
