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Destination Integration: Perspectives of Students and Advisors about Improving Academic Advising

by Colleen Moore, Cynthia Schrager, and Laura Jaeger | May 2019 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Postsecondary Reform, Reports and Briefs

In this second of our two part series exploring advising practices on five CSU campuses, we expand on the previous study by bringing in the voices of advisors and students at these five campuses, and summarizing the perspectives of faculty advisors, professional staff advisors, and students in the context of campus efforts to improve advising. Through this research advisors and students brought to light several areas that may need more attention and targeted improvement efforts as campuses move forward to improve the integration and efficiency of advising.

California Education Policy, Student Data, and the Quest to Improve Student Progress

by Colleen Moore | Dec 2018 | Career and Technical Education, Data, K-12 Reform, Postsecondary Reform, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

California Education Policy, Student Data and the Quest to Improve Student Progress examines California’s approach to gathering and sharing data on student progress through the public education system. The four reports in the series look into the perspectives of state and local leaders with regard to the responsibility for gathering and sharing statewide educational data across systems.

Destination Integration: Strategies to Improve Academic Advising

by Colleen Moore, Cynthia Schrager, and Laura Jaeger | Dec 2018 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Postsecondary Reform, Reports and Briefs

Many campuses across the California State University (CSU) system are seeking to improve academic advising as part of their efforts to increase student progress and graduation rates. In this exploratory study of efforts to improve academic advising at five CSU campuses, researchers at the Education Insights Center (EdInsights) working on behalf of the CSU Student Success Network identified a focus across the participating campuses on better coordinating advising services across colleges, divisions, and departments and improving their integration with other campus units, such as tutoring, career centers, and financial aid. Through their efforts, these campuses seek to better leverage their limited advising resources to improve student outcomes. This report, based on in-depth interviews with 36 administrators involved in improving advising, describes the campuses’ efforts and the context in which they are occurring.

A Hunger for Information: California’s Options to Meet its Statewide Education Data Needs

by Colleen Moore and Kathy Reeves Bracco | Jun 2018 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Data, K-12 Reform, Postsecondary Reform, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This brief is the final in a four-part series examining California’s approach to gathering and sharing longitudinal data about students’ progress through the state’s education systems.

“Get Me from point A to Point B:” Student Perspectives on Barriers to Timely Graduation at the California State University

by Colleen Moore and Connie Tan | Feb 2018 | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Readiness and Success, K-12 Reform, Postsecondary Reform, Regional Education Partnerships, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

Nearly all students enter the California State University system intending to graduate “on time,” and graduation rates are increasing systemwide. Currently, less than a quarter of incoming freshmen graduate within four years and a third of community college transfer students graduate in two years. This study investigates the personal and institutional obstacles that students experience as they navigate through college on the pathway to timely graduation.

Scaling Goodwill: The Challenges of Implementing Robust Education Data Sharing Through Regional Partnerships

by Colleen Moore and Kathy Reeves Bracco | Jan 2018 | Data, Postsecondary Reform, Regional Education Partnerships, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This brief is the third in a four-part series examining California’s approach to gathering and sharing longitudinal data about students’ progress through the state’s education systems.

From Scatterplot to Roadmap: New Efforts to Improve Student Success in the California State University

by Collen Moore, Cynthia Schrager and Kathy Reeves Bracco | Aug 2017 | Postsecondary Reform, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This report aims to provide campus and system leaders with a scan of the current state of reform within the CSU, together with contextual insight into the obstacles and possibilities for broader scale adoption of coordinated, systemic change.

California’s Maze of Student Information: Education Data Systems Leave Critical Questions Unanswered

by Colleen Moore, Kathy Reeves Bracco and Thad Nodine | Aug 2017 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Data, K-12 Reform, Postsecondary Reform, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This brief is the second in a series that is examining California’s approach to gathering and sharing longitudinal data about students’ progress through state’s education systems.

Roles for County Offices of Education to Support College and Career Readiness: Bridging California’s Vision with Local Implementation Needs

by Jodi Lewis | Mar 2016 | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Readiness and Success, Postsecondary Reform, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This brief focuses on the potential role of County Offices of Education (COEs) in bridging the state’s vision for college and career readiness with the implementation needs of local districts and schools. After summarizing the work of 10 COEs that are known for supporting districts in increasing college and career readiness, the brief raises questions and outlines concerns in this area for COEs across the state.

Career Opportunities: Career Technical Education and the College Completion Agenda – Part II: Inventory and Analysis of CTE Programs in the California Community Colleges

by Colleen More | Feb 2012 | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Readiness and Success, K-12 Reform, Postsecondary Reform, Regional Education Partnerships, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This report is the second in the four-part series on career technical education in the California Community Colleges. It examines the full set of career-technical certificate and associate degree programs offered across the system as a basis for understanding how well the CTE programs are meeting students’ needs to identify, enroll in, and complete programs with real value in today’s labor market. In the report, researchers evaluate the findings against a set of criteria, based on a literature review, that characterize an effective CTE mission and identify key issues that will need to be addressed to increase the effectiveness of CTE.

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