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New #StudentParent Report: Generation Hope just released “EmpowerED Dads: Amplifying Voices, Advancing Higher Education for Student Fathers.” Their latest research explores the hurdles student fathers face while pursuing higher education, advocating for reforms to ensure their academic and personal success. Join us in building a supportive educational environment! Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/eaxbJE_D Generation Hope

As #HispanicHeritageMonth gets underway, how does your campus ensure Hispanic and Latino students have equitable access to health and well-being services? Check out our blog for 3 ways to support your students.

Nearly one in five undergraduate students are student-parents. This National Student-Parent Month, ACE is shining a light on parenting students, the challenges they face, and how higher education institutions can support them. Learn more here. https://ow.ly/kwqE50PImnQ

If you are interested in policies to improve postsecondary enrollment and completion outcomes for students of color in D.C., please read this report. Democrats for Education Reform, Education Reform Now https://lnkd.in/eJqnZzvS

As you work to improve student success, consider this tool that Strong Start to Finish developed in collaboration with Education Commission of the States. It guides institutions, systems, and states to consider the different policy changes needed to increase student success in the first year of college and beyond. What a pleasure has been to collaborate with Sharmila Basu Mann on this resource! #highered #highereducation #studentsuccess

Check out this useful framework for developmental education reform from our colleagues at Strong Start to Finish! You'll find summaries of key policy areas in developmental education reform and examples of current legislation and system-level policy.

After three years of steep declines, postsecondary enrollment in Washington is showing signs of recovery. According to data shared with Washington Roundtable by the state’s public postsecondary institutions, 51,000+ fewer students enrolled in our public institutions in fall 2023 than in fall 2019 – representing a 17% enrollment decline since the pandemic’s onset. This comes at a time when postsecondary education is increasingly the only pathway to middle-class jobs. According to a recent report from Georgetown, 72% of jobs in our state will require postsecondary education by 2031. There are glimmers of hope in the updated data. Enrollment at Washington’s 34 Community and Technical Colleges is up nearly 13,000 students year-over-year. First-year student enrollment at the four-year institutions is up 3% since fall 2022. And Black student enrollment has increased. Additionally, recent state policy changes will smooth the path for many students. But Washington struggled with a postsecondary enrollment crisis before the pandemic, and we still have a long way to go just to get back to pre-pandemic enrollment. Bold action is needed. Learn more: https://bit.ly/P270Feb2024 #CredentialEssential #Pathto70 #WAedu #WAleg

As Black college enrollment lags, study suggests strengthening communities https://lnkd.in/egn2tS_G

#ThrowbackThursday: This Thursday, we’re revisiting a blog titled “FSU’s CARE Program Combat First-Generation Student Dropout Rates” by Shayna Cohen. This blog was originally published on November 20th, 2019. This blog from 2019 focuses on FSU's CARE Program. Implemented in 2000, the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement addresses low retention and high drop-out rates among economically or educationally disadvantaged students. Statistically, lower-income students are more likely to drop out of college. Additionally, students who graduate college are more likely to earn more during their lifetime than their peers who only graduated high school. The CARE program assists students in demonstrating resilience through continuing their college education as well as overcoming disadvantaged personal situations. The program has combatted these statistics by investing in campus spaces, organizations, and programs that benefit students in their academic and personal lives alike. You can read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/e33uHEWb #dmcfsu #fsu #floridastateuniversity #research #floridaeducation #publicpolicy #CAREprogram #campusorganizations

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