Innovations
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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April 4, 2024
For most of the 20th century, course placement was designed to be a system to assess student needs and identify the appropriate interventions to support success. Yet research into student success showed that placement wasn't meeting those goals, particularly for students who enrolled in community colleges with the biggest hurdles to overcome.
A holistic understanding of student potential – built on powerful research on the role of noncognitive skills such as sense of belonging, goal commitment, and growth mindset – can help colleges better understand student strengths and...
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April 18, 2023
Do you need to identify which academic programs to start, stop, or grow? In this webinar, the presenters will help you understand the economic and market data you will need and describe an efficient decision-making process for your use.
Learn how to operationalize your program economics—revenue, instructional cost, and margins—to optimize program mix, course scheduling, and resource allocations and discuss how to build a shared understanding of the data, increase transparency, speed up the program evaluation, and build agreement among decision-makers.
The presenters will...
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Webinar Dates:
May 4, 2021, 1:30 PM Eastern
May 19, 2021,11:30 AM Eastern
June 8, 2021, 11:30 Eastern
June 24, 2021, 1:30 Eastern
July 29, 2021, 1:30 PM Eastern
August 26, 1:30 PM Eastern
September 15, 1:30 PM Eastern
October 14, 1:30 PM Eastern
Educational institutions have witnessed enrollment drops much greater than anticipated in 2020, and community colleges have seen the largest decline. Now more than ever, your college needs activities that concentrate on the skill-based programs that will help your graduates find meaningful, well-paying careers.
How can community colleges execute...
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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
Business Card - Employer
Business Card - Student
Curriculum
Section VIII
Project Publicity and Donor Recognition
Facebook and News
Press Release
Web Page
Section IX
Sample Sustainability Plan
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2020-2021 Innovation of the Year Award and 2021-2022 League Excellence Award Recipient Video
These award recipients will be recognized at the 2022 virtual Innovations Conference.
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