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	<title>The Sheer Success &#187; Dr. Michael Kirst</title>
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		<title>College Enrollment Surges But Will College Completion?</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/17/college-enrollment-surges-but-will-college-completion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  First the good news: The nation&#8217;s colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market. A Pew Research Center st...]]></description>
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		<title>Community College Students Find it Difficult To Transfer To Four Year Colleges</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/16/community-college-students-find-it-difficult-to-transfer-to-four-year-colleges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Many state 4 year colleges will not accept all the credits community college students want to transfer for general education and majors. Consequently, community college students have to take the same or similar courese over again after transfer. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs For Postsecondary Graduates Will Exceed Supply</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/15/jobs-for-postsecondary-graduates-will-exceed-supply/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/15/jobs-for-postsecondary-graduates-will-exceed-supply/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1970 nearly three quarters of the workers considered to be middle class had not gone beyond high school, but by 2007 that figure dropped to 40%. Now a new study says the number of jobs requiring at least a 2 year postsecondary program will exceed su...]]></description>
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		<title>State Scholarship Program May Run Out Of Money</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/14/state-scholarship-program-may-run-out-of-money/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/14/state-scholarship-program-may-run-out-of-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The Hope scholarship program in Georgia began a wave of state initiatives that were similar to the Georgia program. Hope guarantees state aid if students meet certain academic course requirements and grades. When Georgia launched a college scholarsh...]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive Study Of Status Of High School Graduation</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/12/comprehensive-study-of-status-of-high-school-graduation/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/12/comprehensive-study-of-status-of-high-school-graduation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
One of the main reasons students do not go to college is that they never graduate from high school.  Diplomas Count 2010 by Education Week explores the graduation-rate challenges facing many students and districts and looks at how schools are using...]]></description>
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		<title>Math Is The Problem For Many Community College Students</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/10/math-is-the-problem-for-many-community-college-students/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/10/math-is-the-problem-for-many-community-college-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only 31 percent of students placed into remedial math ever move beyond it,  according to the Community College Research Center at Columbia University&#8217;s  Teachers College, meaning the students never even get to college-level work,  much less gradu...]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Student Risk Factors For Not Completing College</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/09/seven-student-risk-factors-for-not-completing-college/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/09/seven-student-risk-factors-for-not-completing-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Other than age,race , and income here are 7 research based risk factors for failure to complete college after enrolling:  being financially independent,having dependents,being a single parent,attending part time,working full time, stopping  out, a...]]></description>
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		<title>New National Organization Created To Improve College Completion</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/07/new-national-organization-created-to-improve-college-completion/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/07/new-national-organization-created-to-improve-college-completion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new national organization Complete College America has been formed with the support of foundations. Below is a link to their website and an example of how one state will collaborate with the new group.
State officials are looking for ways to boost th...]]></description>
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		<title>Politics Inhibits Data Needed To Track College Persistence And Completion</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/06/politics-inhibits-data-needed-to-track-college-persistence-and-completion/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/06/politics-inhibits-data-needed-to-track-college-persistence-and-completion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal governments main date system -IPEDS- does not include part time students, and counts  transfers from the first institution who complete their programs as a drop out from the first institution. This is very significant because less than hal...]]></description>
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		<title>Some Community College Interventions Seem To Help Students Persist</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/04/some-community-college-interventions-seem-to-help-students-persist/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/04/some-community-college-interventions-seem-to-help-students-persist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The major community colleges associations have all recently endorsed the idea  that two-year institutions need to focus more on retention and completion  issues, and generally are in agreement on some of the steps they should take so  greater shares of...]]></description>
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		<title>How Commuity College Students Can Get More Financial Aid</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/03/how-commuity-college-students-can-get-more-financial-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/03/how-commuity-college-students-can-get-more-financial-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community colleges are a critical part of our nation&#8217;s education system, serving nearly half of all undergraduates in the United States who are working to earn the degrees and training needed in today&#8217;s increasingly competitive job market. ...]]></description>
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		<title>College Ready Common Core Standards Released For K-12 Curriculum</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/02/college-ready-common-core-standards-released-for-k-12-curriculum/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/06/02/college-ready-common-core-standards-released-for-k-12-curriculum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released a set of state-led education standards, the Common Core State Standards, at Peachtree Ridge High School in ...]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Data Omits Major Components Of College Completion Issue</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/31/federal-data-omits-major-components-of-college-completion-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/31/federal-data-omits-major-components-of-college-completion-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 18:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently, most of the data that government agencies and higher education institutions use to report progress on college access and success omit large numbers of students.  Transfer students and part-time students, for example, aren&#8217;t included i...]]></description>
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		<title>Promising New Institute To Connect Policies and Practice Between K-12 and Postsecondary</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/27/promising-new-institute-to-connect-policies-and-practice-between-k-12-and-postsecondary/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/27/promising-new-institute-to-connect-policies-and-practice-between-k-12-and-postsecondary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Education Trust and Achieve are launching the nonprofit U.S. Education Delivery Institute (EDI) with the support of  McKinsey &#38; Company under the leadership of Sir Michael Barber, founder and  former head of Prime Minister Blair&#8217;s Deliver...]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Government Will Spend 250 Million On State Data Systems That Will Have k-16 Links</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/26/federal-government-will-spend-250-million-on-state-data-systems-that-will-have-k-16-links/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/26/federal-government-will-spend-250-million-on-state-data-systems-that-will-have-k-16-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania is in the midst of developing a sophisticated data system that will track students from preschool to elementary and secondary education to postsecondary education to the work force. The U.S. Department of Education announced it will contri...]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Overhauls College Remedial Education After Dismal Results</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/25/texas-overhauls-college-remedial-education-after-dismal-results/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/25/texas-overhauls-college-remedial-education-after-dismal-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developmental education is a $200 million-a-year problem in Texas. But relatively few students who need remedial classes go on to earn a degree, raising questions about whether money spent on developmental education is a wise investment. The legislatur...]]></description>
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		<title>Girls Exceed Boys In College Attainment : The Search For Why</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/24/girls-exceed-boys-in-college-attainment-the-search-for-why/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/24/girls-exceed-boys-in-college-attainment-the-search-for-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 17:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Last year girls were 58% of college grads and the gap is growing . The new book reviewed below is stimulating, but lacks the data to answer why the graduation gap is so large-particularly among Hispanics and African Americans. It is still worth read...]]></description>
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		<title>Community College Students Fail To Apply For Student Aid</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/23/community-college-students-fail-to-apply-for-student-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/23/community-college-students-fail-to-apply-for-student-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 17:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of dollars in federal financial aid go unclaimed each year by eligible  low-income students at community colleges, according to a College Board report. The study notes that community college students are  less likely than their four-year count...]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Demonstrates Creative Use Of Technology By Colleges</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/19/new-report-demonstrates-creative-use-of-technology-by-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/19/new-report-demonstrates-creative-use-of-technology-by-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 22:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[College tuitions are rising. Seat space—especially in community colleges—is often scarce. University endowments are shrinking. State institutions are facing enormous cuts in state funding.
While colleges have fewer resources, they are admitting stu...]]></description>
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		<title>Selective College Wait Lists Grow  Much Larger</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/18/selective-college-wait-lists-grow-much-larger/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/18/selective-college-wait-lists-grow-much-larger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 01:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Daniel de Vise
The Washington Post
This spring, some colleges in the Washington region have assembled waiting lists that rival the size of their incoming freshman classes, a measure of their uncertainty at a volatile time in higher education.
The Un...]]></description>
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		<title>Community Colleges Need To Do More With Less Concerning Student Completion</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/17/community-colleges-need-to-do-more-with-less-concerning-student-completion/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/17/community-colleges-need-to-do-more-with-less-concerning-student-completion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 03:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama, foundation leaders and the heads of advocacy groups all agree  that community colleges need to focus on more than access and drastically  improve their generally low completion rates. By and large, these leaders  believe that these ins...]]></description>
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		<title>Should Public Colleges Be Held To Same Gainful Employment Standard As For-Profit Colleges?</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/17/should-public-colleges-be-held-to-same-gainful-employment-standard-as-for-profit-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/17/should-public-colleges-be-held-to-same-gainful-employment-standard-as-for-profit-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 17:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The Obama administration proposes to regulate for profit colleges by using a gainful employment standard that that shows students will make enough money with their degrees to pay back their loans. Profit colleges have been accused of encouraging l...]]></description>
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		<title>Secondary Schools Over Estimate How Much College Will Cost</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/16/secondary-schools-over-estimate-how-much-college-will-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/16/secondary-schools-over-estimate-how-much-college-will-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 17:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many students overestimate college tuition by 3 to 6 times the actual cost. Click on this report for the latest evidence.






Cost  Perceptions and College-Going for Low-Income Students
The  Pathways to College Network and the National College Access...]]></description>
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		<title>Four Student Completion Questions Broad Access College Faculty/ Administrators Should Ask</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/13/four-student-completion-questions-broad-access-college-faculty-administrators-should-ask/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/13/four-student-completion-questions-broad-access-college-faculty-administrators-should-ask/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the performance of certain groups of students lag that of other groups? Why?
What can we offer to assist these students?
How effective Is this assistance, and how might we approve it?
When a student drops out, where does he or she go?
 Lumina Foun...]]></description>
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		<title>Females Greatly Exceed Males in Hispanic College Completion</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/12/females-greatly-exceed-males-in-hispanic-college-completion/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/12/females-greatly-exceed-males-in-hispanic-college-completion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  In 2008, Hispanics were about half as likely as African Americans and a third as likely as White students to obtain a four year degree. But similar to all college attainment statistics Hispanic females are moving forward much faster than males . In...]]></description>
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		<title>College Completion Rate Declines For Younger Ages</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/11/college-completion-rate-declines-for-younger-ages/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/11/college-completion-rate-declines-for-younger-ages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 22:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young adults are less likely to have earned a degree than their older counterparts, according to a Brookings Institution report based on Census data. Though the percent of adults with a baccalaureate degree rose from 24 to 28 from 2000 to 2008, a small...]]></description>
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		<title>Four Questions Students Should Ask Broad Access Colleges</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/11/four-questions-students-should-ask-broad-access-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/11/four-questions-students-should-ask-broad-access-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Most  broad access 2 and 4 year colleges have low completion rates and constraints on enrolling in courses students need. Their student services are often underfunded and ineffective.  Here are 4 crucial questions from the Lumina Foundation before...]]></description>
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		<title>End Of Secondary School Course Exams Grow To Improve College Prep</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/08/end-of-secondary-school-course-exams-grow-to-improve-college-prep/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/08/end-of-secondary-school-course-exams-grow-to-improve-college-prep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 20:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many states have created end of course exams for Biology, World History, and Algebra 2. These exams align better with what is taught than cross cutting exams like mathematics or science.  For example, ACT uses  generic science and social studies exam...]]></description>
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		<title>Crucial Steps Students Must Take To Attend Most Four Year Colleges</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/06/crucial-steps-students-must-take-to-attend-most-four-year-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/06/crucial-steps-students-must-take-to-attend-most-four-year-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A  few key  steps can make all the difference in determining whether a student enrolls in a four year college. Specifically, there are five crucial  steps to getting ready for a four-year college that have been completed by about  95 percent of the st...]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Government Gets Tough With For Profit Colleges</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/05/federal-government-gets-tough-with-for-profit-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/05/federal-government-gets-tough-with-for-profit-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is preparing to produce tougher regulations that could reduce the amount of federal financial aid flowing to for-profit colleges, cutting the companies&#8217; annual revenue growth by as much as a third. The tougher rules would...]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Less Expensive For A College To Recruit A New Student Or Help A  Struggling Current Student ?</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/04/is-it-less-expensive-for-a-college-to-recruit-a-new-student-or-help-a-struggling-current-student/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/04/is-it-less-expensive-for-a-college-to-recruit-a-new-student-or-help-a-struggling-current-student/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  This is an important question because the answer can illuminate college incentives for enhancing student completion. At some private colleges it costs a lot to recruit a new student. So helping academically struggling students can make sense economi...]]></description>
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		<title>Lumina Foundation Gives 100 million To Create Data Use Culture In Community Colleges</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/03/lumina-foundation-gives-100-million-to-create-data-use-culture-in-community-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/03/lumina-foundation-gives-100-million-to-create-data-use-culture-in-community-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 14:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Lumina has provided funds to 41 community colleges to create and use data to track student progress and completion. The program is called Achieving The Dream.  The grants promote a change in culture to use data for interventions that will improve t...]]></description>
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		<title>Largest Percent In History Go To College After High School</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/02/largest-percent-in-history-go-to-college-after-high-school/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/05/02/largest-percent-in-history-go-to-college-after-high-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 00:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The US Department of education reported that over 70% of high school graduates went from high school  directly to college. This increase was caused by the recession, but the percent has been at 67% in recent years. After 18 months from graduation ...]]></description>
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		<title>Paths To Degree Completion From High School To College</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/27/paths-to-degree-completion-from-high-school-to-college/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/27/paths-to-degree-completion-from-high-school-to-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally, I bring back to the blog some of the best research on how to prepare for and complete college. Here is a summary of Clifford Adelman&#8221;s 2006 seminal study.
The Toolbox Revisited is a follow-up to the 1999 Answers in the Tool Box. Usi...]]></description>
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		<title>Criteria For Judging Whether A Community College Is Successful</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/26/criteria-for-judging-whether-a-community-college-is-successful/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/26/criteria-for-judging-whether-a-community-college-is-successful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current thinking of those creating the community college system is to have two main sections: learning outcomes and job training. Janice Yoshiwara, education services director for the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, is o...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does It Take So Long To Complete College?</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/25/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-complete-college/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/25/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-complete-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that the growth in the length of time needed to  earn bachelor&#8217;s degrees - six years or longer - is indeed real and cause for  concern. But the study finds that the shift to longer time-to-degree rates is  not uniform across ...]]></description>
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		<title>High School Senior Year Can Be A Waste Of Time</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/22/high-school-senior-year-can-be-a-waste-of-time/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/22/high-school-senior-year-can-be-a-waste-of-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Systemic Incentives for High School Senior Slump 
 
Now that the senior year of high school is ending, it is an appropriate time to examine its impact upon college preparation and college completion.  The American educational system does little to di...]]></description>
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		<title>Useful Reader Comment On Why 3 Year Basic Colleges May Not Work</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/22/useful-reader-comment-on-why-3-year-basic-colleges-may-not-work/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/22/useful-reader-comment-on-why-3-year-basic-colleges-may-not-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really enjoyed your article on 3 year college programs. It is definitely something to consider. I am one of the individuals who could have graduated easily after 3 years, partially due to a few AP courses in high school and partially because I really...]]></description>
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		<title>Very High College Drop Out Rates Have Always Been Part OF USA History</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/21/very-high-college-drop-out-rates-have-always-been-part-of-usa-history/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/21/very-high-college-drop-out-rates-have-always-been-part-of-usa-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July 2009, President Barack Obama vowed that the United States “will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” While this echoes a widespread sentiment that the country needs to re-create the last century’s “...]]></description>
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		<title>Will Students Attend Basic 3 Year Colleges ?</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/20/will-students-attend-basic-3-year-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/20/will-students-attend-basic-3-year-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Arizona, Indiana, and some other states are considering a slimmed down 3 year bachelors degree in new  or revamped colleges that will offer fewer courses and degrees. Presumably, this will save money for students and the state. For example:
Governo...]]></description>
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		<title>Is College Ready The Same As Career Ready?</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/19/is-college-ready-the-same-as-career-ready/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/19/is-college-ready-the-same-as-career-ready/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forty eight states have joined together to create a de facto national k-12 common core curriculum-see www.ccsso.org. One of the issues they are struggling with is whether the curriculum standards for college ready and career ready are the same. Though ...]]></description>
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		<title>Respected Analyst Blasts Obama Community College Strategy</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/16/respected-analyst-blasts-obama-community-college-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/16/respected-analyst-blasts-obama-community-college-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s health care and student loan victories have overshadowed the collapse of another key domestic priority: helping more students graduate from college, writes The New Republic&#8217;s Kevin Carey. Because of last-minute political d...]]></description>
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		<title>Community College Learning Communities Scale Up To Improve Remediation Outcomes</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/15/community-college-learning-communities-scale-up-to-improve-remediation-outcomes/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/15/community-college-learning-communities-scale-up-to-improve-remediation-outcomes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New: Report on Learning Communities : From Teachers College ,Columbia National Center On Postsecondary Research

Scaling Up Learning Communities: The Experience of Six Community Colleges
By: Mary Visher, Emily Schneider, Heather Wathington, and Herbert...]]></description>
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		<title>Secondary School Writing Teachers Need A New Job Structure To Enhance College Readiness</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/14/secondary-school-writing-teachers-need-a-new-job-structure-to-enhance-college-readiness/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/14/secondary-school-writing-teachers-need-a-new-job-structure-to-enhance-college-readiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger Will Fitzhugh, Concord Review :
A survey of college professors done a couple of years ago by the Chronicle of Higher Education found that 90% of them thought the students they were seeing were not very well prepared in reading, doing rese...]]></description>
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		<title>New Federally Financed Secondary School Assessments Should Help College Readiness</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/13/new-federally-financed-secondary-school-assessments-should-help-college-readiness/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/13/new-federally-financed-secondary-school-assessments-should-help-college-readiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most statewide secondary school assessments are multiple choice to keep costs low and improve reliability.  For example, California tests are all multiple choice except writing in grade 7 State tests  often lack the complexity to align with college s...]]></description>
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		<title>More Evidence Of Rapid Growth At For- Profit Postsecondary Education</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/12/more-evidence-of-rapid-growth-at-for-profit-postsecondary-education/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/12/more-evidence-of-rapid-growth-at-for-profit-postsecondary-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The for -profit sector is accelerating in its  growth of market share. Six years ago, there were almost three times as many students enrolled in  private nonprofit colleges as there were at for-profit institutions. By 2008-9,  that ratio had slipped t...]]></description>
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		<title>Community College Crisis In California Causes Drop Outs And Delay</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/09/community-college-crisis-in-california-causes-drop-outs-and-delay/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/09/community-college-crisis-in-california-causes-drop-outs-and-delay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[an article from the New York Times, April 8, 2010:


By KATHARINE  MIESZKOWSKI
Monica McCarthy, an academic counselor at City College of San Francisco for eight years, has worked with thousands of community college students hoping to transfer to state ...]]></description>
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		<title>How A Locality Can Design An Effective College Readiness Strategy</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/08/how-a-locality-can-design-an-effective-college-readiness-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/08/how-a-locality-can-design-an-effective-college-readiness-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger Katheryn Horton
 
 
California State University trustees have put their collective foot down: No longer will remedial math or English be a part of the university system&#8217;s regular course offerings. Starting in 2012, students who fa...]]></description>
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		<title>New Federal Grant Competition Encourages Colleges To Use Secondary School Assessments For Placement</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/07/new-federal-grant-competition-encourages-colleges-to-use-secondary-school-assessments-for-placement/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/07/new-federal-grant-competition-encourages-colleges-to-use-secondary-school-assessments-for-placement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Secretary Duncan release guidance for a 350 million competition to design and inplement new secondary school assessments. Here is the college linkage as reported by Education Week blogger Michele McNeil in her useful k-12 politics blog :
According to...]]></description>
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		<title>Community College Transfer Is Best Pathway For Increasing Latino Stem Graduates</title>
		<link>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/06/community-college-transfer-is-best-pathway-for-increasing-latino-stem-graduates/</link>
		<comments>http://movafaghiatm.com/eng/2010/04/06/community-college-transfer-is-best-pathway-for-increasing-latino-stem-graduates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Michael Kirst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether by choice or by necessity, community colleges are the dominant institution for Latino students. So to the extent that Latinos are underrepresented among bachelor&#8217;s degree recipients in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fiel...]]></description>
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