CAPR Blog
SUNY Colleges Are Using Homegrown Multiple Measures Systems to Place Students During the Pandemic
Here, CAPR's Elisabeth Barnett explains how several SUNY community colleges adapted their approaches to assessment and placement for students entering college in fall 2020 to account for limitations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through the Looking Glass
In this essay, CCRC's Maggie P. Fay considers Varsity Blues, community colleges, and the unequal application of academic standards.
Moving Developmental Math Online: Lessons from College Students and Faculty in Tennessee
Though the COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges to move online quickly, the use of technology in developmental courses is not new. Here, Angela Boatman describes findings from her study of a hybrid course instruction model in Tennessee that may help practitioners navigate the current context.
Implementation from Both Sides: A Look into a Joint K-12 and Postsecondary Math Reform
Kathleen Almy led Illinois's transitional math course reform; now she's supporting high schools as they implement it. Working on both sides of the reform, she writes, has been an eye-opening experience.
Next Generation Developmental Reform at Colleges Large and Small, Urban and Rural
Discussions with faculty at November’s CAPR conference made one thing perfectly clear: Now is no time to rest. Faculty from colleges at all different stages of developmental education reform were considering what they could do next to help more students thrive.
Keeping Equity at the Center of Developmental Mathematics Reforms
Tiffany E. Taylor, associate program officer for the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, outlines strategies for making developmental mathematics reforms more equitable.