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Invest in Success: How Finance Policy Can Increase Student Success at California’s Community Colleges

by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore | Oct 2007 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Reports and Briefs

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This report analyzes the degree to which state finance policies for the community colleges align with state priorities – such as access, completion and affordability. It concludes that there is considerable misalignment; therefore, funds are not invested as well as they might be to accomplish state goals. Alternative approaches to finance are explored, and a new approach is suggested to replace traditional (and ineffective) performance funding with “investing in success.”

Beyond the Open Door: Increasing Student Success in the California Community Colleges

by Colleen Moore and Nancy Shulock | Aug 2007 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This report provides detailed analyses of factors related to student success, connects those factors to state and institutional policies, and offers recommendations for policy reforms. It includes a qualitative analysis of the California Community Colleges’ assessment and placement process.

Rules of the Game: How State Policy Creates Barriers to Degree Completion and Impedes Student Success in the California Community Colleges

by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore | Feb 2007 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This report finds low completion rates among degree-seeking students and identifies several areas of state policy that inadvertently create barriers to student success. It offers general recommendations for how changes to state policy in these areas can increase student success.

Diminishing Access to the Baccalaureate through Transfer: The Impact of State Policies and Implications for California

by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore | Apr 2004 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This report discusses the reasons behind a narrowing transfer pathway from community colleges to universities in California. It raises questions policymakers should consider in targeting scarce resources to generate the best educational outcomes for Californians.

A Fundamentally New Approach to Accountability: Putting State Policy Issues First

by Nancy Shulock | Oct 2003 | Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This report was prepared for the Forum on Public Policy of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.

Capacity Constraints in California’s Public Universities: A Factor Impeding Transfer?

by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore | Sep 2003 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Reports and Briefs

This report examines the issue of capacity constraints in California’s public universities, and whether limited capacity is a factor impeding the success of the community college transfer function.

California Community College Transfer Rates: Policy Implications and a Future Research Agenda

by Robert Wassmer, Colleen Moore, and Nancy Shulock | Feb 2003 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This statistical study identifies factors that explain observed differences in transfer rates among California’s community colleges.

An Accountability Framework for California Higher Education: Information Public Policy and Improving Outcomes

by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore | Nov 2002 | College and Career Readiness and Success, Reports and Briefs, State and System Policy

This report responded to a request by the state Senate to begin developing an accountability system for higher education to measure progress toward definable state policy goals. The report formed the foundation for legislative efforts to establish a state accountability system.

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