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We Promise Kids They Can Get a Public College Education If They Work Hard. Are We Lying? – The Sacramento Bee
By Ted Lempert and Lenny Mendonça California’s higher education system is about to be hit by a tidal wave of new students, and we have failed to prepare for the influx into our public colleges and universities. In April, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced the graduation rate had increased for the seventh straight Read more >
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Report Calls for a New Approach to Measuring Where Money for Public Higher Education Comes From, Where It Goes, and What It Buys
SAN FRANCISCO — Recent public opinion research shows an alarming trend of rising public mistrust of our nation’s colleges and universities—a mistrust sparked by increases in tuitions and the perception of eroding value of higher education. Underlying these concerns is a growing problem of miscommunication between state officials, institutional leaders, and the public about where Read more >
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Counting Past Each Other: How Inconsistent Reporting Creates Confusion about Higher Education Finance (2017)
Recent public opinion research shows an alarming trend of rising public mistrust of our nation’s colleges and universities—a mistrust sparked by increases in tuitions and the perception of eroding value of higher education. Underlying these concerns is a growing problem of miscommunication between state officials, institutional leaders, and the public about where money for public Read more >
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California’s Public Universities Need Shared Metrics for Better Understanding and Decision-Making
Recent public opinion research shows an alarming trend of growing public mistrust of our nation’s colleges and universities—a mistrust sparked by increases in tuitions and the perception of eroding value of higher education. California is not immune to this problem; research by the David Binder group for College Futures Foundation in particular has found growing Read more >
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The Majority Report: Supporting the Educational Success of Latino Students in California (2017)
California’s ability to prepare our K-12 students for success in college and career depends greatly on the outcomes achieved for Latino students, who are the majority of the state’s K-12 student population. In The Majority Report: Supporting the Educational Success of Latino Students in California, Education Trust—West documents how the state’s largest ethnic group fares Read more >
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Reforming Math Pathways at California’s Community Colleges (2017)
For too many students in California’s community colleges, placement into remedial math—also known as developmental math—is a significant barrier to completing a bachelor’s degree in terms of both time and cost. For several years, practitioners and researchers have explored and piloted new ideas for developmental math instruction to help students become transfer-ready in a shorter Read more >
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Public Higher Education Finance Reform Will Be Challenging but Necessary Says Range of Experts, Voters in New Study
Project from David Binder Research Shows Bipartisan Support SAN FRANCISCO — California is in the grip of a paradox – a college education has never been more important to have, but has never felt harder to get. With more qualified students than ever seeking a constrained number of seats, many students and their families worry Read more >
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Perceptions About the Financing of California’s Public University Systems: Opinion Research with Key Stakeholders, Engaged Voters, and Students
California is in the grip of a paradox—a college education has never been more important to have, but has never felt harder to get. With more qualified students than ever seeking a constrained number of seats, many students and their families worry that the opportunity that higher education offers will elude them. For the public Read more >
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Public Higher Education Finance Reform Will Be Challenging But Necessary According to Range of Experts, Voters
Project from David Binder Research Shows Bipartisan Support California is in the grip of a paradox – a college education has never been more important to have, but has never felt harder to get. With more qualified students than ever seeking a constrained number of seats, many students and their families worry that the opportunity Read more >