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ERIC Number: ED677841
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 58
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Implementation, Impact, and Cost Effectiveness of Developmental Education Reform in California's Community Colleges: Interim Report #3
Kri Burkander; Dae Kim; Lauren Schudde; Wonsun Ryu; Yujin Kwon; Mark Duffy; Taylor Stenley; Karin Gegenheimer; Alita Robinson; Julia Ransom; Justis Freeman; Alexis O’Herrick; Lindsey Liu; Chelsea Zhang
Research for Action
Research for Action (RFA) in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin is engaged in a five-year mixed-methods study of the reforms associated with California AB 705. Over the course of the study, our team will assess the implementation, impact, and cost effectiveness of reforms associated with the law. This third interim report, presented at the conclusion of year four of the study, provides quasi-experimental evidence of increased enrollment in, and completion of, transfer-level math and English coursework among students of all academic and racial backgrounds following the implementation of AB 705. In addition, we offer what we believe are the first quasi-experimental estimates of the impact of AB 705 reforms on long-term educational attainment measures such as credential attainment and transfer to public universities. Our results indicate that enrollments in transfer-level math and English are associated with significant gains in throughput, credit accumulation, and academic achievement as measured by GPA. Our cost study analyses find that transfer-level courses with cocurricular supports are more costly to implement than enrollment students in standalone transfer-level courses without additional supports. However, our implementation study findings suggest that institutions are continuing to experiment with cocurricular supports and structures, and there persists wide variation in how institutions are implementing these reforms. Our faculty survey findings indicate that support for these reforms appears to be growing among both math and English faculty, as institutions leverage funds provided by the Chancellor's Office to provide professional development aimed at nurturing growth mindset and helping faculty adopt equity-minded practices.
Research for Action. 100 South Broad Street Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Tel: 215-823-2500; Fax: 215-823-2510; e-mail: info@researchforaction.org; Web site: http://www.researchforaction.org
Related Records: ED659414, ED646728
Publication Type: Reports - Research-practitioner Partnerships; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Research for Action (RFA); University of Texas at Austin, College of Education
Identifiers - Location: California
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A210286
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: N/A