Surveying the 2011 Legislative Landscape: Postsecondary Funding
As this year’s legislative sessions wrap up, we have begun to analyze over 80 new enactments that have implications for...
read moreBoosting College Completion
Boosting College Completion for a New Economy is a two-year initiative of the Education Commission of the States (ECS) designed to move states from awareness of their college completion challenge to the development, implementation and evaluation of state strategies that increase college attainment rates.
Ten States Receive Complete College America Challenge Grants
In February, 2011, Complete College America (CCA) challenged all states – in particular, their governors – to a...
read more5 Myths About Remedial Education
While college remediation often shows up on lists of what ails America’s higher education system, Bruce Vandal from ECS and...
read moreGates Foundation Leader Makes the Case to Spur Economic Growth through Increased College Completion
Hilary Pennington, Director of Education, Postsecondary Success and Special Initiatives for the Bill & Melinda Gates...
read moreECS Urges State Leaders to Boost College Completion
The 2011 ECS National Forum on Education Policy – a premier education policy event for 46 years – was held in Denver on...
read moreData Are the Key to Legislation on Completion in Arkansas
Representative Johnnie Roebuck, vice-chair of the Arkansas House Education Committee and co-chair of the Higher Education...
read moreListen to Colorado Public Radio’s Take on the ECS College Completion Agenda
A recent edition of Colorado Matters, Keeping Kids in College, highlights discussions during the ECS National Forum on the...
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