Phase II of Developmental Education Reform Implementation in Illinois
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This grant supports Partnership for College Completion in scaling evidence-based placement and co-requisite models at Illinois community colleges.
Improving Coverage of Post-Secondary Education and Workforce Development for Rural Communities
Field Development
This grant supports the Institute for Nonprofit News in partnering with rural newsrooms to produce a two-year collaborative series focused on education and workforce development issues and to identify and execute proven strategies for building audiences in rural communities.
Coordinating and Strengthening Technical Assistance in the Field of PEP
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This grant supports the American Institutes for Research in fortifying a comprehensive foundation of technical assistance resources and providers for the field of postsecondary education in prison. This infrastructure will provide colleges the support they need in order to design, implement, and continuously improve postsecondary degree programs tailored to incarcerated students.
An Applied Research Agenda to Support Community College Reform and Learner Advancement
Field Development
This grant supports Community College Research Center in deepening the evidence base on a range of student success reform areas and partnering with community colleges to use research as a tool to strengthen their programs and services, increase efficiency, and improve student outcomes.
Getting Dual Credit Right: Reducing Credit Loss, Increasing Bachelor’s Completion
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This grant supports Communities Foundation of Texas and partners Educate Texas and Sova (collectively, the Texas Transfer Alliance) in creating educational pathways from high school dual enrollment to bachelor’s granting institutions in high-demand fields.
Leveraging Technical Assistance Across the PEP Student Continuum
Support
This grant supports Tennessee Higher Education Initiative in developing and disseminating, nationally, resources designed to help colleges better support incarcerated learners with college preparation, academic advising, and reentry supports.
Delivering Expert Reporting on Rural and Prison Workforce Training and Postsecondary Education
Field Development
This grant supports Open Campus in producing newsletters focused on postsecondary education for rural and justice-impacted learners and fostering deep engagement around these topics. Further, funding will support Open Campus in building the capacity of local networks to produce high-quality, state-based reporting on rural workforce development.
Expanding Reporting, Shaping the Future: Investing in Journalism that Advances Economic Opportunity (WorkShift / The Job)
Field Development
This grant supports Work Shift in publishing weekly digital content covering apprenticeships, community college-led opportunity hubs, and state policy and funding innovation. As part of this work and important to its strategy, Work Shift will engage with targeted decision makers through outreach and speaking engagements and raise the quality of news through local reporting fellowships.
Elevating Better Pathways to Opportunity - Voices of Student Success
Field Development
This grant supports The Chronicle in creating and producing/publishing a virtual forum series, special reports, case studies and grantee spotlights that highlight topics like workforce innovations, guided pathways, AI in transfer, apprenticeships, and more. All will be published in their student success portal that exists outside the paywall.
The Opportunity Alliance - Exploring the Potential of State Higher Education Agencies in Regional Talent Development
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This grant supports the Education Strategy Group to design and launch the Opportunity Alliance, a national network of states creating coherent, effective talent development systems that align workforce development efforts, industry needs, economic development outcomes, and higher education redesign. This is the first phase of what may become a broader effort to support state higher education agencies in leading talent development strategies.