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Postsecondary education

Connecting Every Learner: A Framework for States to Increase Access to and Success in Work-Based Learning

  • Research/ Report
March 2021 —

This Advance CTE report provides a 5-step framework to address equity gaps in work-based learning by building a statewide infrastructure that enables cross-agency collaboration and prioritizes relationship building, data and accountability, quality, and extending social and cultural capital.

Racial and Ethnic Equity Gaps in Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

  • Research/ Report
March 2021 —

This Urban Institute report presents data illustrating gaps in outcomes between learners of color and their White peers in online CTE postsecondary programs, identifies key challenges to improving outcomes for learners of color, and provides a framework for achieving those outcomes.

Scaling ASAP: How Expanding a Successful Program Supported Broader Institutional Change at Bronx Community College

  • Case Study
December 2020 —

This case study by the Community College Resource Center examines how the Bronx Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, build on an existing initiative to scale the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) to redesign the entire institution.

Making Good on the Promise: Improving Equity in and Access to Quality CTE Programs for Students Experiencing Homelessness

  • Guide/Tool
October 2020 —

This resource, developed by the National Center for Homeless Education and Advance CTE, identifies common access barriers to high-quality CTE, strategies to support learners experiencing homelessness, and key action steps state CTE leaders and coordinators can take to support these learners.

The State of Career Technical Education: An Analysis of States' Perkins V Priorities

  • Research/ Report
October 2020 —

This cross-state analysis from Advance CTE examines how states have leveraged the development of Perkins V state plans to advance the dual priorities of expanding quality and increasing equity within their CTE systems.

Supporting Success: The Higher Education in Prison Key Performance Indicator Framework

  • Research/ Report
September 2020 —

This resource from the Institute for Higher Education Policu (IHEP) is a performance indicator framework designed to help leaders of postsecondary credential programs serving leaders who are incarcerated measure the impact of these programs.

Pivot to Recover: State Postsecondary Attainment Agendas in the Era of COVID-19

  • Guide/Tool
August 2020 —

This resource from Education Strategy Group (ESG) offers a guide for states as they begin to lay the groundwork for a long-term, post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan that prioritizes equity and focuses on the most immediate workforce needs and the most affected populations.

From Tails to Heads: Building Momentum for Postsecondary Success

  • Research/ Report
August 2020 —

This report from the Education Strategy Group and the Level Up Coalition identifies "Momentum Metrics" that state, district and local school leaders can use to measure the success of schools and target resources and student supports.