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Postsecondary education

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.

Making Good on the Promise: Improving Equity and Access to Quality CTE Programs for Students with Disabilities

  • Guide/Tool
July 2020 —

This resource, developed by the National Center for Learning Disabilities and Advance CTE, outlines five actions state CTE leaders can take to ensure that secondary and postsecondary students with disabilities have access to the supports needed to thrive in high-quality CTE programs.

Making Good on the Promise: Improving Equity and Access to High-Quality CTE for Youth and Young Adults in the Justice System

  • Guide/Tool
June 2020 —

This resource, developed by The Council of State Governments Justice Center and Advance CTE, outlines key actions that state CTE leaders can take in partnership with juvenile and adult criminal justice agencies to ensure that youth in these systems have access to high-quality CTE programs.

Unpacking Program Enrollments and Completions With Equity in Mind

  • Guide/Tool
June 2020 —

This guide and accompanying data tool from the Community College Research Center walks users through an equity-centered data analysis in order to identify disparities in enrollment and outcomes in postsecondary education.

Accelerating Students from High School to College and Careers

  • Guide/Tool
April 2020 —

This report from ExcelinEd explores college acceleration opportunities to illustrate how such opportunities can accelerate learners' progress through their educational and career pathways

Designing Equitable Promise Programs

  • Guide/Tool
March 2020 —

This resource spotlights equity concerns for statewide college Promise programs and provides considerations for state policymakers as they design and implement Promise programs that advance equity. Specifically, the guide addresses affordability, access, and success for special populations

Make it Count: Recognizing Prior Learning for Workforce Development (2020)

  • Research/ Report
March 2020 —

This report from the Association of Community Colleges demonstrates how community colleges can use prior learning assessments (PLAs) to help learners bridge workforce and academic competencies. The report also explains how PLAs can be incorporated into strategies for workforce development.

State Strategies to Scale Work-Based Learning

  • Guide/Tool
February 2020 —

This resource from the NGA defines what a high-quality work-based program looks like, explains the elements of long-term systems change needed for a high-quality program, and identifies strategies that can support each element of change.