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Working Learners
Report from Louis Soares outlines a plan for educating our entire workforce for success in the 21st century.
College-Ready Students, Student-Ready Colleges
Report from Louis Soares and Christopher Mazzeo offers solutions for raising degree completion rates through student empowerment and systems change.Other Postsecondary Education Features
November 2, 2009
Putting the Customer First in College
Louis Soares argues that we need an Office of Consumer Protection in Higher Education.
October 13, 2009
Working Learners Need Innovative Education Models
Louis Soares offers five recommendations for helping community colleges innovate and meet working learners' needs.
September 25, 2009
Graduating with Promise
The Graduation Promise Act introduced this week in the Senate would help address America’s dropout challenge, write Cynthia Brown and Valerie Shen.
September 17, 2009
Education Doesn’t Have to Be a Gauntlet
The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act will help students get to a postsecondary degree and help put the United States back on top in education, writes Pedro de la Torre.
September 8, 2009
Interactive Graphic: Equal Work Without Equal Pay
Women are close to surpassing men in the U.S. workforce. But this historic shift is not evidence of workplace equality, writes Heather Boushey.
August 13, 2009
Creating a 21st-Century Workforce
CAP hosts an event exploring education and workforce development reform.
July 28, 2009
Educational Tools for the 21st Century
Louis Caldera gives five strategies for developing targeted online education courses to help boost U.S. competitiveness.
April 13, 2009
Work and Education Can Go Hand in Hand
Working adults need a college education system that matches their busy lives and delivers tangible career benefits, writes Louis Soares. A proposed federal program to encourage these steps is now before Congress.
March 31, 2009
Innovation Is in the Details
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has the potential to transform the Workforce Development System, writes Louis Soares.
February 26, 2009
A Postsecondary Degree or Credential in Every Pot
President Obama's bold goal of retaking America's global leadership in college graduates by 2020 is critical for our national competitiveness and economy, writes Louis Soares.
February 10, 2009
The Other College
Report from Molly F. McIntosh and Cecilia Rouse examines retention and completion rates in two-year colleges.
January 27, 2009
Improving Academic Preparation for College
Robin Chait and Andrea Venezia detail what we know about academic preparation for college and how state and federal policies can help.
January 27, 2009
Barriers to College Attainment: Lessons from Chicago
New report draws lessons from the Chicago public schools about how to increase enrollment and success in college.
October 17, 2008
Creating Postsecondary Pathways to Good Jobs for Young High School Dropouts
Linda Harris and Evelyn Ganzglass examine strategies that get high school dropouts the credentials they need for success in the workforce.
October 17, 2008
Federal Access Policies and Higher Education for Working Adults
Derek V. Price and Angela Bell outline core policy areas that can serve as a foundation for a progressive higher education agenda to benefit working adults.
October 8, 2008
Making Students More College-Ready and Colleges More Student-Ready
Louis Soares talks about why the United States is struggling in higher education, and how we can boost degree completion rates
August 12, 2008
A Federal Agenda for Promoting Student Success and Degree Completion
Report outlines why and how the federal government should support colleges in their efforts to help more students complete their education.
August 12, 2008
College for All?
Report weighs the pros and cons of a policy aimed at substantially increasing rates of postsecondary education.
April 23, 2008
There’s More to College than Just Getting In
We need an aggressive national effort to better prepare all students to finish their college degree, write Robin Chait and Louis Soares.
December 7, 2007
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