Career Ladders Project convened a small group of dual enrollment practitioners in a “think tank” in fall 2019, funded by the College Futures Foundation, focused on improving the paper-based enrollment [...]
Transitions to College
K-16 Transitions in a Guided Pathways Framework
An overview of three essential components of transition strategies
Connection
What connection means: K-12 schools and districts, community colleges, four-year institutions, employers, and community organizations connect through collective [...]
CLP’s Linda Collins discusses role of California community colleges at Legislative summit
07 Feb 2020
Speaking at a legislative forum hosted by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon in Sacramento about overcoming challenges to California’s continued growth and economic prosperity, Linda Collins, founder and executive director of [...]
California needs a plan for federal aid for adult students without high school diplomas
23 Dec 2019
Thousands more California residents might qualify for financial aid to attend college and earn credentials — and higher wages — if the state added its own option for students without [...]
Bakersfield Symposium Highlights Concerns – and Solutions – Related to College Access and Equity
04 Dec 2019
More than 300 practitioners from community colleges across California gathered in Bakersfield on Nov. 15 to learn about and explore intentional, supported pathways as a strategy for equity.
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Evidence Supports Dual Enrollment as a Strategy for Equity
27 Oct 2019
Career Ladders Project promotes dual enrollment as a strategy for equity — measured by course and degree completion, achievement in high school and college, and other indicators — for subgroups [...]
School testing bill would have been ‘a giant step backward’
14 Oct 2019
update – Oct. 14, 2019
We were glad to see Gov. Gavin Newsom veto AB 751 over the weekend, saying that allowing use of the SAT and ACT in [...]
Fresno City College Goes to College
26 Aug 2019
As part of its Guided Pathways inquiry, Fresno City College sent teams to three other California community colleges and three campuses of CUNY, the City University of New York.
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