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Mejia, Marisol Cuellar; Rodriguez, Olga; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
Until recently, the vast majority of students, entering California community colleges were placed in developmental courses, and relatively few went on to complete transfer-level courses in English and math. Several colleges responded to this longstanding challenge by experimenting with placement and curricular reforms. In 2017, new legislation (AB…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, State Legislation, Student Placement
Mejia, Marisol Cuellar; Rodriguez, Olga; Johnson, Hans; Brooks, Bonnie – Public Policy Institute of California, 2018
California's community colleges are in the midst of numerous reforms to improve developmental (also known as remedial or basic skills) education. Developmental education is supposed to help prepare students for college work, but it has long been an obstacle to student success: most students in developmental courses never go on to complete a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction
Mejia, Marisol Cuellar; Rodriguez, Olga; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
This document is intended to be a companion piece for a report entitled "What Happens When Colleges Broaden Access to Transfer-Level Courses? Evidence from California's Community Colleges." It contains the technical appendices as follows: (1) College Profiles; (2) Additional Insights from our Interviews; (3) Data and Methods; (4) Caveat…
Descriptors: Courses, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Placement