Map of K-12 Grants10 Sep 2024 | ResourceRecent state investments support colleges and high schools to work together in preparing students for college and career. Taking stock of potential partners in your area can help plan a [...]
Capacity-building Support for CCAP Grantees29 Aug 2024 | News ItemRegister now for CLP virtual workshops and office hours on design and implementation issues in dual enrollment. These are intended for partnerships that received 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 state grants to [...]
Equity Movement Resources07 Jun 2024 | News ItemWhat happens when nonprofits and funders come together to share insights, strengthen connections, and spur action? Along with more than a dozen nonprofits, CLP participated in the Policy [...]
California Steps Up to Support Adult Learners03 Jun 2024 | News ItemThe Governor’s Office and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) today announced that they submitted an Ability to Benefit (ATB) State-Defined Plan for approval by the U.S. Department of [...]
Student Insights on What Matters for Success26 Mar 2024 | News ItemHigh school students from across East Los Angeles convened at the first annual, student-led Dual Enrollment Summit on March 1 at East Los Angeles College (ELAC). Current dual enrollment students [...]
L.A. Regional Consortium March 7 webinar: Equitable Dual Enrollment16 Mar 2023 | News ItemWorking in collaboration with the Los Angeles Regional Consortium, CLP’s March 7 webinar focused on opportunities to align current and future funding opportunities for greater impact in the L.A. region. [...]
Dual Enrollment Student Profile: Melisa15 Mar 2023 | StoryMelisa Osuna had her first experience with college classes in a Chicano Studies dual enrollment class offered at her high school. Now this first-generation college student is a new graduate [...]
Equitable Dual Enrollment: Applying for the New State Grants07 Mar 2023 | News ItemLast week’s CLP webinar, Equitable Dual Enrollment: Applying for the New State Grants, featured Arvin High School’s award-winning dual enrollment partnership with Bakersfield College. Presenters from Arvin High School and [...]
New Regulations for Ability to Benefit and California’s Career Pathways01 Mar 2023 | News Item“California has all the elements to help put together a successful Ability to Benefit strategy,” said Judy Mortrude of World Education, Inc., in the February 14 webinar, New Regulations for [...]
Transitioning Adult Learners to College: A User Guide for Ability to Benefit and Adult Dual Enrollment01 Mar 2023 | ResourceAbility to Benefit (ATB) is a path to eligibility for federal aid for students who don’t have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. Adult dual enrollment is designed [...]
Transitioning Adult Learners to College: A User Guide for Ability to Benefit and Adult Dual Enrollment28 Feb 2023 | ReportThe good news is that students in California can attend a community college without a high school diploma or its equivalency. In California, unlike most other states, the door to [...]
Student Voice: Dual Enrollment Case Studies and Videos23 Aug 2022 | ResourceHigh-quality dual enrollment – is designed along pathways that lead to certificates and degrees of value, includes embedded student supports, and where students who are underrepresented in higher education or [...]
Dual Enrollment for Foster Youth: Toward Effective Practice12 Apr 2022 | ReportDual enrollment holds the promise of successfully transitioning high school students into college with more degree completions in a shorter time. When implemented with quality, it has been shown to [...]
Foster Youth Transitions: Riverside City College02 Mar 2022 | StoryThe Begining In 2014, Riverside City College (RCC) used Student Equity funds and a grant from the Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation (AJPFF) to develop the Guardian Scholars [...]
Expanding Equitable Dual Enrollment in the Bay Area24 Sep 2021 | News ItemFive college-high school partnership sites in the San Francisco Bay Area will be working to expand dual enrollment opportunities for students who are low-income or are from Black, Latinx, or [...]
Problem Solving: Moving Dual Enrollment Online11 Dec 2020 | News ItemTo support dual enrollment practitioners across California as instruction and student services moved online, CLP hosted a series of problem-solving webinars from March through December 2020. Topics included implementing emergency [...]
Dual Enrollment Snapshots22 Jul 2020 | ResourceStudents who participate in high-quality dual enrollment during high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist in college to completion than their peers who don’t. Some studies [...]
Pathway map examples01 May 2020 | ResourceCareer pathways maps increase career and college access, success, and equity for students. Maps clarify and align programs and services; they link increasing levels of certification, education, and [...]
Linking After-School Employment with Careers01 May 2020 | ResourceFollowing the passage of Proposition 49, California made a major commitment to after-school programming; and the availability of After School Education and Safety (ASES) funds led to a surge in [...]
Transitions from foster care, alternative schools, and incarceration01 May 2020 | ResourceCLP supported the creation of Gateway Programs to connect disadvantaged youth and adults to postsecondary education and high-wage, high-growth career pathways. Partnerships created in this work included Workforce Investment Boards, [...]
Community College Pathways for Former Foster Youth01 May 2020 | ResourceCommunity College Pathways for Foster Youth (CCP) was a statewide initiative designed to improve college and career outcomes for former foster youth at 11 California community colleges. It linked community [...]
Adult education and contextualized teaching01 May 2020 | ResourceWhen Adult Education Block Grants were created in 2013, Career Ladders Project began working with a number of regional consortia across California, supporting their research and strategic planning and then assisting [...]
Dual Enrollment: Moving to an Electronic Form27 Apr 2020 | ResourceCareer 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 [...]
K-16 Transitions in a Guided Pathways Framework27 Apr 2020 | ResourceAn 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 summit07 Feb 2020 | News ItemSpeaking 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 diplomas23 Dec 2019 | News ItemThousands 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 Equity04 Dec 2019 | News ItemMore 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. [...]
Evidence Supports Dual Enrollment as a Strategy for Equity27 Oct 2019 | News ItemCareer 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 | News Itemupdate – 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 College26 Aug 2019 | News ItemAs 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. [...]
CSU’s proposed changes to math requirements will hurt underrepresented students09 Jul 2019 | News ItemCalifornia State University’s Board of Trustees is considering a proposal to require high school students to complete a fourth year of math to qualify for admission. Career Ladders [...]
How Georgia State Reforms Closed Racial and Ethnic Completion Gaps: it Can be Done28 Nov 2018 | News ItemTwo leaders from Georgia State University came to Long Beach on Nov. 15 to talk about reforms that are credited with raising graduation rates campuswide above 75%. In fact, Latinx [...]
Dual Enrollment Overview15 Nov 2018 | StoryChallenges and promising approaches across California Students who participate in high-quality dual enrollment during high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist in college to completion [...]
The Dual Enrollment Landscape in California28 Oct 2018 | ReportA CLP Working Paper Multiple studies have shown that students who participate in high-quality dual enrollment programs during high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist [...]
The Dual Enrollment Landscape in California: A New CLP Report11 Oct 2018 | News ItemStudents who participate in dual enrollment at a community college during high school are more likely to graduate and enter college, and they’re more likely to complete a certificate, degree, or transfer. And the students who are most underrepresented in community colleges [...]
CLP Case Study: Opening Doors to the Tech Industry28 Jun 2018 | News ItemWork-based learning is a key strategy for increasing student success, particularly for historically underserved student groups. But it can be hard for educators and employers to find each other and [...]
Diversifying Math Pathways is a Strategy for Student Success: Report10 May 2018 | News ItemA new report from JUST Equations and WestEd, Multiple Paths Forward: Diversifying Mathematics as a Strategy for Student Success, shows that diversified math pathways have the potential to ease the [...]
California Community Colleges Linked Learning Initiative (CCCLLI)01 May 2018 | ResourceStudents who successfully navigate California community colleges to earn a degree or certificate nearly double their earnings within three years, but less than 50 percent of community college students who [...]
College and Career Pathway Development01 May 2018 | ResourceClear pathways to college and career provide critical support for students in their transition into successful careers. Early access and exposure to sector-based pathways supports students in setting goals and [...]
Strengthening Student Success Presentations – 201710 Oct 2017 | News ItemPresentations from the 2017 Strengthening Student Success conference are now available. SSSC – CLP Breakout Sessions Wednesday, October 11 Guided Pathways: A Framework for Integrating College Plans [...]
San Mateo County Community College District Initiative01 Dec 2016 | ResourceCareer Ladders Project (CLP) works closely with the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) and the three SMCCCD colleges, Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College, to [...]
Webinar Series: Quantitative Leap How Math Policies Can Support Transitions To and Through College11 Oct 2016 | News ItemQuantitative Leap: Webinar 4 Seizing Twelfth Grade to Improve Math Readiness: Senior-Year Transition Courses Faced with high proportions of students needing remedial math courses in college, education systems [...]
Dual Enrollment Toolkit07 Jun 2016 | ResourceA resource for secondary school and community college partners, the Dual Enrollment Toolkit highlights promising practices for smoothing the transition to college for historically underrepresented students. Dual enrollment [...]
Collaborate to Improve Students’ Transitions to College04 Jan 2014 | ResourceCareer Ladders Project created tools and guides to help K-12 and community college leaders, faculty, and staff collaborate to improve students’ transitions to college. These online tools aid in diagnosing [...]
Indicators of Success of Effective Transition Services03 Jan 2014 | ResourceWhat is it? There need to be benchmark indicators for a community to know if they are improving their transition for students. These measures need to be clear and [...]
Early College Experiences and Transition Support03 Jan 2014 | ResourceWhat is it? The research is clear; early exposure to college and career options is good for students. When students have access to early programs they are more likely [...]
Leadership Engagement03 Jan 2014 | ResourceWhat is it? When K-12, community college, and municipal leadership is committed and engaged in improving K-12 to college transition, students benefit. Without their guidance and focus, systems tend [...]
System Wide Data Sharing02 Jan 2014 | ResourceWhat is it? System-wide data sharing is a critical component to building a strong K-12 and community college partnership. Without good information, organizations cannot understand their transition challenges or [...]