Resources

The Complex Universe of Alternative Postsecondary Credentials and Pathways

  • Guide/Tool
July 2017 —

This paper from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences provides an overview and analysis of credentials that serve as alternatives to bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and alternative pathways to achieving an academic degree.

Making the Most of ESSA: Opportunities to Advance STEM Education

  • Guide/Tool
July 2017 —

This resource from Education First, with support from the Overdeck Family Foundation, provides an analysis of 25 ESSA state plans and summarizes trends, innovations and exemplars focused on STEM education.

Guided Pathways: Scale of Adoption Assessment and Planning Tool

  • Guide/Tool
June 2017 —

This tool from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) evaluates how far along postsecondary institutions are towards implementing the essential guided pathways practices at scale.

New Evidence on Integrated Career Pathways: Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity

  • Research/ Report
June 2017 —

This research study from the Urban Institute examines the impact of Accelerating Opportunity (AO), an initiative that enables learners to complete high school equivalency programs while simultaneously working toward an industry credential.

What Do Students Think of Guided Pathways?

  • Research/ Report
June 2017 —

This research study from the CCRC draws on data from 48 interviews with first-year students at City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) to examine student perceptions and challenges related to the system's guided pathways work.

Innovation Pathways: Summary, Preliminary, and Final Designation Criteria

  • Guide/Tool
July 2017 —

This guidance document from Massachusetts summarizes the Commonwealth's High Quality College and Career Pathways (HQCCP) Innovation Pathways criteria and design principles.

Pathways after High School: Evaluation of the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program

  • Research/ Report
August 2017 —

This report from the Urban Institute provides a six-year evaluation of the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program, identifying positive outcomes for postsecondary enrollment and skill development.

What Happens to Students Who Take Community College “Dual Enrollment” Courses in High School?

  • Research/ Report
September 2017 —

This report examines data from 200,000 students who completed dual enrollment classes in 2010 to determine re-enrollment and postsecondary credential outcomes and provide insights into how dual enrollment allows students to enter and progress along college pathways.

The Learning that Works Resource Center was developed through the New Skills for Youth initiative, a partnership of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Advance CTE and the Education Strategy Group, generously funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co