Postsecondary Education and Attainment Challenges (REL Northeast)
Bridge Event – Leveraging Postsecondary Data to Increase College Access
As states and districts work to increase college access and degree completion rates, some are finding they can use administrative postsecondary data to increase high school graduates’ college access and persistence. This webinar explores recent research on the ways states and districts are using such data, including to track graduates’ postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and success. Dr. Susan Therriault shares some of her work on this topic with states and administrators in the REL Northeast & Islands Region. Dr. Benjamin Castleman discusses his research on interventions to increase college access, including a low-cost, short-cycle randomized controlled trial that used postsecondary data to assess the effectiveness of an inexpensive, college-access program that aims to reduce “summer melt.” Dr. Peter Cummings, Narragansett Rhode Island Superintendent, responds to the presentations and discusses the implications of the research and postsecondary data for states and districts.
Excerpt 1: Postsecondary Education and Attainment Challenges
Dr. Susan Therriault sets the stage for the webinar, discussing the importance of postsecondary education and attainment challenges, including how access to college- and career-ready curriculum differs by socioeconomic status.
This clip is from a REL Northeast & Islands Bridge Event.
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