Resources

Bridge to Completion: Understanding the College Access and Success Ecosystem for Metro Nashville Public Schools Students

  • Research/ Report
May 2021 —

This annual report from the Nashville Education Foundation partnered with the Tennessee College Access and Success Network, presents findings and recommendations about college access and success for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) students.

5 Steps for Building & Strengthening Students' Network: Ensuring that every student graduates with the networks needed to thrive

  • Research/ Report
  • Guide/Tool
May 2021 —

This playbook from the Clayton Christensen Institute is intended to help K–12 and postsecondary leaders implement and adapt strategies, tools, and metrics that build and strengthen students’ networks.

Intentional Acts of Dual Enrollment: State Strategies for Scaling Early Postsecondary Opportunities in Career Pathways

  • Research/ Report
May 2021 —

This advance CTE policy brief offers strategies and best practices for designing strong statewide policies that remove barriers for participation in early postsecondary education opportunities in postsecondary credential and degree programs.

Online Career and Technical Education Programs during the Pandemic and After: A Summary of College Survey Findings

  • Research/ Report
May 2021 —

The Urban Institute in partnership with CTE CoLab engaged in a rapid-response survey to community and technical colleges to understand the acceleration of online CTE programs during the pandemic.

Investing in Student Success at Community Colleges: Lessons from Research on Guided Pathways

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This brief from Columbia University's Community College Research Center discusses Guided Pathways as a comprehensive reform to the delivery of community college programs and learner supports.

Engaging Representatives of Learners with Special Population Status through Perkins V

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource is designed to help states establish processes and routines for systematically engaging representatives of learners with special population status at the state level.

Opportunities to Advance Statewide Industry Collaboration and Engagement in Career Technical Education

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This report explores state strategies to systematically engage business and industry leaders in support of CTE through Perkins V.

Perkins V Promotes Cross-System Collaboration

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource discusses the mechanisms in Perkins V for cross-system collaboration, an overview of how this appears in Perkins V state plans and an example of how a state is ensuring that engagement is ongoing and will successfully achieve a shared vision for education and workforce.