NCPR Events

With significant budget cuts to higher education, community colleges are taking on new and important roles in the state higher education systems. Learn how community colleges are evolving and hear how one state is designing a major statewide productivity initiative around community colleges.
 
Date: March 13, 2010 9:00AM-10:15AM
Location: Teachers College, Columbia University

Participants:
--Thomas Bailey, Director, NCPR
--James Jacobs, President, Macomb Community College

Download: Bailey (PDF)

More than one-third of all public college students enroll in at least one remedial or developmental course. The more remedial courses students take, the less likely they are to graduate. Hear about research on what works to improve the success of students enrolled in developmental courses.
 
Date: March 13, 2010 12:15PM-1:30PM
Location: Teachers College, Columbia University
 
Participants:
--Thomas Bailey, Director, NCPR
--Shanna Jaggars, Senior Research Associate, CCRC
--Peter Adams, Director of Accelerated Learning, Community College Baltimore County (CCBC)

Download: Bailey & Jaggars (PDF) | Adams (PDF)

Many state legislatures are looking for new ways to fund higher education, given tight state budgets, rising tuition, and low college completion rates. Explore the pros and cons of performance-based funding, which links state funding to performance indicators like course completion, degree completion rates, or the number of low-income and minority graduates.
 
Date: March 13, 2010 1:45PM-3:00PM
Location: Teachers College, Columbia University
 
Participants:
--Kevin Dougherty, Senior Research Associate, CCRC

Download: Dougherty (PDF)

State legislatures have tried many new policies to improve college readiness, but most have been isolated rather than systemic reforms. Many have focused on college preparation but lack a connection and alignment with higher education entrance standards and requirements. Learn how states can design K-20 reform more strategically.
 
Date: March 14, 2010 10:30AM-12:00PM
Location: Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
 
Participants:
--Thomas Bailey, Director, NCPR
--Patrick Callan, President, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
--David Spence, Southern Regional Education Board, GA