Innovations
November 6, 2024
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Academic and socioemotional readiness are crucial for student success in both college and the workforce, but the pandemic has significantly disrupted the development of these capabilities. As a result, many K-12 students are now struggling with foundational math, reading, and socioemotional skills, and these gaps are beginning to affect community colleges. This situation may worsen before it improves, with serious implications for students, the workforce, and communities.
To address readiness gaps, higher education institutions,...
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Moving Low-Income Individuals Into Middle-Skill Jobs is the final report for the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project, a cooperative effort between the Walmart Foundation and a select group of the nation’s community colleges led by the League for Innovation in the Community College.
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With the passing of our dear friend K. Patricia Cross, we reflect upon her ongoing support of community colleges and students. Pat’s dedication to higher education teaching and learning helped to shape the field, with an emphasis on the enhancement and expansion of student learning to improve academic success. According to the K. Patricia Cross Academy, “she has gifted higher education an incredible legacy that has both inspired and enabled thousands of educators to improve both the theory and craft behind their teaching, impacting an entire generation of students in the process,” and we...
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El Centro College Selected to Participate in the Walmart Brighter Futures Project - October 2013
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September 15, 2021
COVID-19 has created an opportunity to reexamine how we support our diverse student population, with equity and access at the forefront of our conversations. The increased use of technology has further impacted the equity gap and it is essential that higher education make learning accessible to all.
How can community colleges continue to provide online support post-pandemic to make sure the needs of all students are being met? Having transitioned to fully online courses and support services during COVID-19, Oakland Community College saw the benefits of offering integrated...
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The colorful quick-reference postcards contain information and a QR code linking to the Essentials for Teaching Infection Control video series, which is built around infection control objectives and intended outcomes.
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Resources from the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project
Section I
Program Summary
Section II
Sample Work Plan
Section III
Impact on Individual and Community
Section IV
Success Stories
Section V
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Section VI
Collaborative Partnerships
Section VII
Project Forms, Documents and Other Materials
Application
Intake Form
Section VIII
Project Publicity and Donor Recognition
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Sample Sustainability Plan
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June 22, 2022
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Please join us as Flinn-Brown Fellow Erin Carr-Jordan (Chandler) 2013, Managing Director, Digital Equity Institute, hosts a deep dive into Arizona’s focused approach to achieving digital equity, including leveraging technology to connect the under and unconnected and improve process efficiencies. Carr-Jordan will be joined by a panel representing state and national organizations engaged in strategic initiatives to expand access and value and participation through increased connectivity.
Panel members: Mignonne Hollis, Flinn-Brown...
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When looking at national data about American students who are identified as English language learners (ELL), overlapping definitions from two prominent sources are important to note. The U.S. Census Bureau uses the American Community Survey (2013) to obtain information about factors that disproportionately affect ELL students and their families. The survey compares statistics between "native" and "foreign" households, definitions which are determined by where the householder was born. Not all children whose parents were born outside of the U.S. are identified as ELL. However, when...
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