Initiative Announcements
July 2008
July/Aug 2008 Data Notes: Developmental Education: Completion Status and Outcomes
May 2008
May/June 2008 Data Notes: Population Characteristics and Student Outcomes
April 2008
April 2008 State Policy Newsletter features take-aways from the winter 2008 State Policy Meeting
Assessing and Improving Student Outcomes: What We Are Learning at Miami Dade College
March 2008
Using Longitudinal Data to Increase Community College Student Success: A Guide to Measuring Milestone and Momentum Point Attainment
Assessing and Improving Student Outcomes: What We Are Learning at Miami Dade College
March/April 2008 Data Notes: Outcome Differences Across Age Groups
February 2008
Achieving the Dream 2008 Strategy Institute Highlights
State Policy Priorities, Accomplishments, and Plans, 2007-08 Program Year
Achieving the Dream 2008 Strategy Institute - Agenda Update
January 2008
January 2008 Policy Newsletter features a summary of trends for the 2007-2008 State Action Plans
January/February 2008: Minority Males : Race/Ethnicity, Gender and Student Outcomes
November 2007
November/December 2007 issue of Data Notes: Enrollment Status and Student Outcomes
October 2007October 2007 Policy Newsletter features a description of the updated state policy framework
Power Tools: Designing State Community College Data and Performance Measurement Systems to Increase Student Success
September 2007
Accelerating Remedial Math Education Policy Brief: How Institutional Innovation and State Policy Interact
September/October 2007 Data Notes: Cohort Composition Changes
August 2007
Dream Achievers: Community College Week Spotlights Achieving the Dream
July 2007
July 2007 Policy Newsletter Focuses on Developmental Education Data from Achieving the Dream Colleges and State Policy Developments
June 2007
Achieving the Dream Expands to Michigan
Arkansas and Massachusetts colleges join Achieving the Dream
The Boston Globe spotlights Achieving the Dream in Massachusetts
May 2007
Institutional Research and the Culture of Evidence at Community Colleges
May/June 2007 issue of Data Notes looks at who receives aid, how much they receive and how financial aid relates to persistence
April 2007
State Policies to Enhance Access to and Success in Community Colleges across the United States
Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, will add 24 new colleges in eight states
State Workplans: Summary of Priorities for 2006-2007
April 2007 Policy Newsletter features a summary of this year’s top policy priorities and an interview with Nancy Shulock about her recent publication
March 2007
Update: State Policies Regarding In-state Tuition for Undocumented Students
Lumina Foundation renews commitment to Achieving the Dream
January 2007
Jan 2007 Policy Newsletter focuses on priorities and successes of state policy teams and issues relating to accreditation
January/February 2007 issue of Data Notes compares terminal-major, transfer-seeking and undeclared students
November 2006
New York Times report on philanthropic interest in community colleges mentions Achieving the Dream
State Policy Audits for Connecticut & Ohio now available
November/December issue of Data Notes examines student completion rates of developmental and college-level math
October 2006
Call for New Funding Partners and Demonstration Sites (Request for Proposals): Lumina Foundation for Education seeks to add additional colleges and states to the demonstration phase of the Achieving the Dream initiative
September/October issue of Data Notes indicates that the depth of students' developmental needs varies by race/ethnicity and relates to success
July 2006
July/August issue of Data Notes examines the importance of students' completing developmental education classes, one of the initiative's pathways to increase student success
News Release: Initiative to Help Community College Students Succeed Expands to Pennsylvania and Washington State, Adds More Schools in Texas
June 2006
June issue of Policy Newsletter examines college readiness, particularly strategies that address alignment and collaboration
May 2006
CCRC study explores community college policies and practices that promote student success
May issue of Data Notes examines the Pell Grant program as an indicator for Achieving the Dream
View the Achieving the Dream webcast; includes orientation for colleges joining the initiative
April 2006
April issue of Data Notes examines student outcomes in gatekeeper courses
Richard Kazis testifies on using student outcome data to improve retention
March 2006
A Call to Action...View list of Achieving the Dream events at the AACC Annual Convention
Winter 2006 Lumina Foundation Focus magazine devoted to community colleges, with several articles on Achieving the Dream
Data Notes, newsletter on student outcomes at Achieving the Dream colleges; March issue informs on Credits, Persistence and Attainment
The March issue of Achieving the Dream's State Policy Newsletter reports on efforts to improve state data systems and more
State Policy Audit now available; includes case studies of 1st five Achieving the Dream states and survey of all 50 states
February 2006
Increasing student success hot issue at 2006 Strategy Institute; download session handouts and other materials
Data Notes, a monthly newsletter focusing on student outcomes at the Achieving the Dream colleges; 1st issue Developmental Math
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