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News from the Pathways to College Network
Policy Recommendations for Reauthorization of NCLB and HEA
Pathways recently published and widely disseminated a policy brief to promote its research-based recommendations for reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act and the Higher Education Act. This action-oriented brief leverages the collective voice of PCN's more than 30 partners to develop a cohesive continuum of federal support for college opportunity from pre-kindergarten through the completion of a college degree. This brief, the first in a series, builds upon the six guiding principles of Pathways’ signature report, A Shared Agenda.
[read the brief]
To obtain hard copies of the policy brief for distribution, email Aimee at mccarron@teri.org
Click here for more information about A Shared Agenda
 Pathways Has a New Look
Pathways recently adopted a new strategic plan to guide its future work in advancing college opportunity for underserved students. Integral to our new strategic direction is the launch of a redesigned logo that visually captures the dynamic path that students travel from K-12 education through postsecondary success. In the upcoming months, PCN will showcase an updated website and newsletter format to reflect our mission to be an engaging and timely catalyst for educational improvement across the P-16 pipeline.
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Notes From the Field
Pathways will Showcase College Access Marketing Best Practices at SHEEO Conference
Pathways will showcase a montage of best practices in college access marketing at the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Professional Development Conference being held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers on August 14th-16th. The montage will include video, poster, website and other campaign materials from across the nation. SHEEO members include the chief executive officers that serve 26 statewide governing boards and 30 statewide coordinating boards of higher education. Please share your college access marketing materials with us by July 18 to have them included in the montage. Send materials to Jessica at krywosa@teri.org.
Paving a New Path To and Through Postsecondary Education: Individual Development Accounts
The University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education has undertaken a new three-year research project to examine how Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) impact college access and success for low-income students. IDAs are matched savings accounts that may be state, federal, or privately supported. The project goals are to increase the use of IDAs for educational purposes and to strengthen the involvement of higher education in their promotion. This project is funded by Lumina Foundation for Education.
[for more information]
Reports and Resources
Not for the Timid: Breaking Down Barriers, Creating Breakthrough High Schools in Ohio
This report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education analyzes both the perceived barriers to high school reform among those “on the front lines,” as well as identifying real impediments embedded in federal and state regulations and district policies. The findings are based on a review of relevant laws and regulations, as well interviews with high school principals, teachers, union officials, state and district policymakers, reform advocates, and others involved in high school redesign work in Ohio.
[read the report]
Demography is Not Destiny: Increasing the Graduation Rates of Low-Income College Students at Large Public Universities
This study from the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education analyzes the graduation rates of fourteen public four-year institutions which serve large numbers of Pell Grant recipients. The study examines ten institutions with higher-than-expected graduation rates and four with lower-than-expected rates to determine the institutional characteristics, practices, and policies that may contribute to these differences. Specific strategies, such as an emphasis on using data, strong first-year programs, maintaining small introductory courses, and high levels of student engagement, are associated with higher retention rates.
[read the report]
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