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Getting learning mobility right
Learning mobility is the shared infrastructure that lets what people learn open more doors over a lifetime
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What We’re Learning: Helping Students Get To and Through College
Scan almost any school system website and you will find a mission statement. While some make a broad commitment to helping students succeed in tomorrow’s world and reach their full…
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Help wanted supporting colleges and universities on the road to transformation
Over the past several months, our team has started using the phrase “institutional transformation” in talking about our partnerships with colleges and universities.
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Patrick Methvin selected as Postsecondary Success director
In my first (and only) post as interim director of Postsecondary Success, I want to start by expressing my thanks to our grantees and partners for the work they do…
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For students the right advice can make all the difference
Graduation Day is a day full of stories – stories about the challenges, the victories, the setbacks, and the support that students experience on their journey to a diploma. One…
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Special message from the director
I wanted to share the news with you that I am stepping down as Director of the Postsecondary Success strategy. I am overwhelmed with gratitude and joy for the opportunity…
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Learning in action
As an academic, I have always been fascinated and thrilled by the process of learning. As a parent, I experience great joy in watching my two children undertake their own…
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Fresno’s Support of Students’ College Access, From Application to Enrollment
For many school districts, the biggest challenge in getting students to college is college readiness. California’s Fresno Unified School District (FUSD), however, has been up against a unique challenge: how…
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Wanted: Student-Centered Colleges
For the past several weeks, I have been taking a critical look at conventional wisdom and common assumptions about higher education to raise awareness of the realities facing today’s colleges…
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Why Is Ninth Grade a Critical Time for Students? A Researcher Explains
There are a number of reasons that a student may fall behind in school, but one of the most impactful is making the transition to high school. Research shows that…