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First-Year Undergraduate Remedial Coursetaking: 1990-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08
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This report, released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in January 2013, finds a decline in the percentage of first-year undergradaute students who reported enrolling in remedial courses. Moreover, remedial course-taking rates declined among stundets of color, but they continue to be higher than those of their white peers. |
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Keeping Kids on Track in the Middle School Years: Investing in Out-of-School Time Staff and Volunteer Competencies as a Dropout Prevention Strategy
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This report, released by the National Human Services Assembly in January 2013, discusses solutions to problems known as "dropping out" and "disconnected youth." The brief makes the case for a specific evidence-based strategy: ensruing that adults who serve middle schoolder have the competencies needed to deliver highly effective out-of-school time (OST) services. Three leading practices are highlighted: training and development specific with this age group and its development stages, aligning talent development with quality improvement, and investing in OST managers' competencies. |
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Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2009-10 (First Glance)
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This report presents the number of high school completers and the dropout data for grades 9-12 for public schools in school year 2009-10 |
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Evaluation of Wworkforce Investment Act Waivers Final Report
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This is the final report from an evaluation, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, on a selection of specific waivers from some requirements asscoaited with the Workforce Investment Act. Drawing from the two interim reports and additional analysis, this
final report summarizes the findings from all phases of data collection
under the study. Some of the
observations in the final report include lessons learned from the waiver
implementation process such as the need to streamline the waiver
request process and waiver-related paperwork requirements and the need
to share information and guidance on waivers and their potential uses
as well as the benefits of approving waivers for longer periods of
time. |
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Non-Traditional Student and Single Parent Accessibility Self-Assessment for Colleges and Universities
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This new self-assessment
tool by Women Employed allows colleges and universities to evaluate whether
internal policies and programs are sensitive to the needs of non-traditional
and parenting students, providing them with the support they need to complete their
certificate or degree program.
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Work-Based Learning Exemplars
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This report, released by the National Academy Foundation in January 2013, focuses on
internships that NAF, a â??network of career-themed academies that open doors for
underserved high school students to viable careers,â?Ì studied to identify best
practices in work-based learning. |
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Evaluation of Waivers Granted Under WIA: Profiles of 12 Sites in Final Interim Report
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This second interim report, released by Mathematica Policy Research in January 2013, provides findings primarily from the second
phase of data collection for this study. The report focuses on profiles
of the 12 local areas visited and provides descriptive information
about waiver use in those local areas. The profiles combine data
collected from state officials about the waiver application and
implementation process with information collected on site during
discussions with local area staff, employers, and training providers. |
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Financial Aid Reform for the 21st Century Student
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This report, released by the Institute for Higher Education Policy in January 2013, analyzes the current federal financial aid system, its evolution, and lays out a set of guiding principles in the reimagining of financial aid design and delivery. |
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December 2012 Youth Unemployment Report
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This report summarizes data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "Employment Situation - December 2012" by focusing on the informantion relevant to youth and young adult populations. |
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A System in Need of Repair: An Examination of Federal Student Aid for Postsecondary Education
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This report, released in December 2012 by the Alliance for Excellent Education, provides a brief overview of legislative changes that have altered the structure and focus of the system and turned them into a complicated web of Pell Grants, federal student loans, tuition tax credits, and campus-based aid programs that is unneccessarily convoluted and daunting for parents and students to navigate. |
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