http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/topic_publications.xml?type=postsecondary_access_and_success&id=0004 Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 00:35:19 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Unmet-Need-Brief-041213-final-ab-2.pdf Over the last three decades, college tuition and fees have increased nearly four times faster than median income and four-and-a-half times faster than inflation. The rapid increase in college costs and flat or reduced funding in student aid has resulted in sizable unmet need and has forced students -- particularly low-income students -- to borrow more, work more hours, take fewer courses, or in some cases, drop out altogether. Unmet need and student loan debt for students at high-cost institutions have attracted widespread public attention. Less attention has been paid to unmet need at community colleges, where 41 percent of all undergraduates living in poverty are enrolled, according to the most recent data available (2007-2008). http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Unmet-Need-Brief-041213-final-ab-2.pdf Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0762&list=publications This toolkit is designed to help interagency state teams identify and facilitate "braiding" of federal resources to design and develop career pathways and bridges into them for adults and out-of-school youth. The toolkit also will help state teams identify state policy barriers to using federal resources for career pathways and bridges and, ideally, address them. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0762&list=publications Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=1076&list=publications The Winter 2012 edition of Transmissions is the last newsletter of the Shifting Gears initiative, which ended on December 31, 2011. Although this work is formally ending, we hope that other states and the federal government can benefit from the lessons learned from this groundbreaking work. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=1076&list=publications Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/adult-ed-funding-enrollment-February-2012.pdf This fact sheet on adult education funding and enrollment trends shows that funding for adult education and English language services has declined by 17 percent from 2002 to 2012 in inflation-adjusted terms. At the same time, enrollment has declined by 27 percent, signaling concern that the system is unable to serve the growing population in need of services due to insufficient funding. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/adult-ed-funding-enrollment-February-2012.pdf Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Oklahoma-Special-Projects.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Oklahoma-Special-Projects.pdf Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=0917&list=publications In a new Spotlight on Poverty webcast, Vickie Choitz, senior policy analyst with CLASP's workforce development team and co-author of Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States, discusses approaches to help low-skilled, low-income adults earn postsecondary credentials that lead to good jobs with family-sustaining wages. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0917&list=publications Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600 /postsecondary/publication?id=0840&list=publications Since career pathways initiatives intentionally bring together programming and services from a variety of state systems, states must often "braid" together federal funding sources to develop and sustain these efforts. To help states navigate the federal funding landscape, CLASP's Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success has released a new revised edition of Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0840&list=publications Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0829&list=publications Community colleges across the nation appear to be facing a "perfect storm" during which surging enrollments, tepid state funding, and strong accountability forces are colliding to severely threaten access to and completion of postsecondary education and credentials by lower-skilled and low-income students. This policy brief describes strategies state policymakers can use to realign community college financing--including tuition policies--to improve postsecondary access and success for lower-skilled and low-income students and to achieve stronger state economic health. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0829&list=publications Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0810&list=publications Postsecondary education and credentials are key to economic mobility for individuals and economic competitiveness for our nation. Yet too many low-income adults and disadvantaged youth are locked out of the opportunity to earn credentials and are falling further and further behind. To combat this national challenge, CLASP has launched a new project, the Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success (C-PES) and kicked off the initiative with a policy discussion featuring thought leaders from the Ford Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Joyce Foundation. Each of these foundations has made improving postsecondary access and success a top priority. During this webinar, they discuss their specific policy priorities for helping lower-income adults and disadvantaged youth attain postsecondary credentials and achieve economic mobility. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0810&list=publications Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-C-PES-Handout.pdf http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-C-PES-Handout.pdf Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/PaS.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/PaS.pdf Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0784&list=publications http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0784&list=publications Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Arkansas-Career-Pathways.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Arkansas-Career-Pathways.pdf Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RTW.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RTW.pdf Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/KEYS.pdf One in a series of briefs profiling promising approaches to supporting education and training programs under TANF in spite of the limits imposed by the federal rules. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/KEYS.pdf Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 /postsecondary/publication?id=0734&list=publications http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/publication?id=0734&list=publications Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/0405.pdf This paper, by Amy-Ellen Duke and Julie Strawn, provides an overview of state policies that can be most successful in helping lower-skilled adults enter and succeed in college and careers. The paper introduces a series of state policy reports developed as part of Breaking Through, a national project that is helping community colleges identify and develop institutional strategies that can enable low-skilled adult students to enter into and succeed in occupational and technical degree programs at community colleges. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0405.pdf Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/0382.pdf Community colleges play a critical role in increasing economic opportunity for adults by helping individuals move out of dead-end, low-wage jobs into careers that can support a family. In a statement prepared for a symposium on issues effecting community colleges hosted by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Senior Policy Analyst Amy-Ellen Duke focuses on two areas integral to the success of low-income adults at community colleges--policies to support student success and improve developmental education--and highlights successful programs across the country. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0382.pdf Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/0344.pdf Julie Strawn of CLASP coauthored this new report, from the Workforce Strategy Center, which asserts that the current systems are not working effectively to produce the kinds of knowledge workers need for our new economy. The paper examines state policy and system improvements that would enhance the ability of workers to gain skills to advance to better jobs and the ability of employers to find skilled workers. These improvements include increasing access to postsecondary education and training; enabling current students to succeed and complete marketable credentials; increasing transitions between literacy, language, and postsecondary education and training programs; incorporating employer demand and state economic priorities in educational planning; expanding the capacity of postsecondary institutions; and measuring program results. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0344.pdf