The Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR) held its second annual meeting on March 8, 2016. CAPR researchers met with advisory board members, key personnel from CAPR research sites, and other national experts on remediation to discuss evolving changes in developmental education, the current state of research knowledge about innovative practices to improve outcomes for underprepared students, and the progress of current CAPR projects.
February 24, 2016 | Achieving the Dream Annual Institute on Student Success
In this session, MDRC researchers, college staff, and the Dana Center shared challenges and successes of implementing the NMP at colleges in Texas.
February 24, 2016 | Achieving the Dream Annual Institute on Student Success
In this presentation, two researchers and two representatives of participating colleges shared their experiences in setting up and preparing to evaluate an alternative assessment and placement system.
April 19, 2015 | American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention
This panel discussion focused on how the North Carolina Community College System partnered with the Community College Research Center to study the value of adding high school GPA to the placement process and the resulting Multiple Measures for Placement Policy implemented in 2013.