Wednesday, January 15, 2025
What Does the Future of Postsecondary Advising Look Like? Kentucky Has a Plan.
Co-author: Danesha Ward
Blog: Mind the Gaps
Category: Postsecondary Success
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
REACHing for more: How Higher Education Can Better Serve Adult Learners by Addressing Time Poverty
As the landscape of higher education evolves, among the most pressing challenges facing institutions is how to meet the needs of adult learners. The Racial Equity for Adult Credentials in Higher Education (REACH) Collaborative challenged leaders in six states and...
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Aligning Advising Across K-12 and Postsecondary Systems is Better for Students, Institutions, and Communities
Co-Authored by Janice Le, Danesha Ward, and Erin Workman Over the past several decades, we have seen growing energy and emphasis put on building accountability into our education systems; yet, one metric is often deemphasized, or overlooked altogether: how prepared...
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Centering Adult Learners of Color through REACH
As education leaders across the country have worked to increase postsecondary attainment in pursuit of a strong workforce and vibrant economy, many have realized that a focus on better serving adult learners of color must be central to those efforts.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Attainment as the North Star: Supporting a Strategic Postsecondary Vision in Mississippi
Since its founding more than 40 years ago, the Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) has been steadfast in its commitment to transforming postsecondary outcomes for students and families all across Mississippi. Building on its early work as a small startup...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Education Meets Economic Mobility at the State House
Co-Authored by Oreyane Tate In 2023, the connection between education and economic mobility could not be more evident. Simply put: a high school diploma or its equivalent is no longer enough to compete in our evolving economy. Data from the...
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Eliminating Dead Ends: Learner-Centered Approaches to Stackable Pathways
By Annie Phillips and Kanler Cumbass While the concept of credential “stackability” has long been touted as a strategy to promote economic mobility, the reality has not yet matched the promise. Much has been written about stackability, but studies of its...
Monday, January 30, 2023
Students in Non-Credit Programs Want Degrees… And Three Other Things They’d Like You To Know
Kelly Grimmer is a mother and current student at North Shore Community College (NSCC) outside of Boston, MA. Kelly’s route to the classroom has not been particularly easy. As a young adult, when she first attempted to enroll in postsecondary...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Accelerate ED: Creating Postsecondary Opportunities with Students at the Center
What if every high school student had the chance to take an additional year of courses related to their interests? What if they could earn enough credits to complete their associate degree one year after high school while gaining valuable...
Monday, August 22, 2022
Accelerate ED: Building A Better Path between K-12, College, and Work
How Accelerate ED design teams are building essential opportunities for all students to earn postsecondary credentials
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Accelerating Recovery: Where Are We Now?
Two years ago this month, the world as we knew it changed. As schools and economies shuttered across the globe in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it quickly became clear that the impacts of this crisis would reverberate for years...
Friday, November 12, 2021
Spotlight: Aligning Advising to Improve Postsecondary Access and Success for First-Generation College Students
At ESG, we believe aligned advising is essential for opening the doors to postsecondary and career success. Students who receive high-quality advising gain a multitude of academic, navigational, and relational benefits. Unfortunately, not all students have equitable access to advising...