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How will we measure student success in the 2020s?

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Metrics: Graduation rates Degree output Time to degree Excess credits By the mid-2010s, the Completion Agenda had given rise to the Guided Pathways movement. As the name implies, Guided Pathways endeavors to guide students on structured pathways matched their individual education goals.

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The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success

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for students starting in fall 2020. Navigate can help keep students on track for completion by providing a shared workspace where students can build their academic plan into future semesters with dynamic, Guided Pathways-based program templates created by their advisor. rate for students starting in fall 2009, compared to 52.4%

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

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Lack of funding for institutional needs The Federal Government established the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES) on March 27, 2020. But now that those resources are depleted, additional strain is being placed on community colleges.

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New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises

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And we've done many publications on that, like student basic needs, COVID, the working learner guided pathways mindset. We released a report pretty early in the pandemic, and it was based on a survey that we ran in fall of 2020 to our entering student population. And now that was fall of 2020. So data help with that.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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The cohort of students who were taking algebra during their first year of high school in 2020-2021 will begin entering college in Fall 2024. It is unclear what implications this will have, although I speculate on a few below. Earlier cohorts may also be deeply impacted.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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The cohort of students who were taking algebra during their first year of high school in 2020-2021 will begin entering college in Fall 2024. It is unclear what implications this will have, although I speculate on a few below. Earlier cohorts may also be deeply impacted.