Research and Achievement Data
We have compiled a collection of useful articles and research studies to assist teachers in understanding the challenges confronting students; to assist parents in avoiding the many pitfalls confronting their children; and to assist students in developing the best plan given their situation and circumstances. Whether you’re a teacher, student, or a concerned parent looking to learn more, feel free to browse through our suggested readings. If you have any articles or resources that you believe would be helpful, please feel free to contact us with suggestions. Moving your cursor over a document will provide a synopsis, while clicking onto the document will reveal the entire document.
- Achievement Trap by Joshua S. Wyner, John M, Bridgeland, and John J. DiIulio, JR.
- America's High School Graduates by The Nation's Report Card
- A Profile of Today's Latino College Students by Deborah A. Santiago
- A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education by Dewayne Matthews
- Barriers To College Attainment by Jenny Nagaoka
- California Educational Oppurtunity Report 2006 Roadblocks to College by John Rogers
- Campus connections: ‘Near-peer’ mentoring and other innovative efforts help widen the college track by Martha D. Lamki
- Can I Get a Little Advice Here? by Jean Johnson and Jon Rochkind with Amber N. Ott and Samantha duPont
- Chance Favors the Prepared Mind: Mathematics and Science Indicators for Comparing States and Nations by Gary W. Phillips
- Choosing Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A Closer Look at Latino Students’ College Choices by Deborah A. Santiago
- Closing the Graduation Gap by Christopher B. Swanson
- Divided We Fail: Improving Completion and Closing Racial Gaps in California's Community College by Colleen Moore and Nancy Shulock
- Dual Enrollment: A Strategy for Educational Advancement of all Students by Elisabeth Barnett and Liesa Stamm
- Early Applicants More Likely to Gain College Admission by Kim Clark
- Expanding Access and Opportunity by The Institute for Higher Educations Policy
- Federal Higher Education Policy Priorities and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community by Katie Tran-Lam and Patrick Calder
- From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College by Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagaoka, Vanessa Coca, Eliza Moeller
- High School Graduation Rates in the United States by Jay P. Greene and Kaleem Caire
- Important but Not for Me by Alison Kadlec and Will Friedman
- Improving Academic Preparation for College by Robin Chait and Andrea Venezia
- Man Up: Recruiting & Retaining African American Male Mentors by David Miller
- Mind the Gaps: How College Readiness Narrows Achievement Gaps in College Success by ACT
- Not Prepared for Class: High-Poverty Schools Continue to Have Fewer In-Field Teachers by Sarah Almy and Christina Theokas
- Parent Expectations and Planning for College by Laura Lippman, Lina Guzman, Julie Dombrowski Keith, Akemi Kinukawa, and Rebecca Shwalb
- Postsecondary Attainment, Attendance, Curriculum, and Performance by Clifford Adelman, Bruce Daniel, and Ilona Berkovits
- Reducing the High School Dropout Rate by Rima Shore and Barbara Shore
- Shut Out of the Military: Today’s High School Education Doesn’t Mean You’re Ready for Today’s Army by Kati Haycock
- Social costs of school success are highest for blacks, U-M study shows by Fuller-Rowell and Stacey Doan
- The 6th Annual AP Report to the Nation by College Board
- The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society by Sandy Baum, Jennifer Ma, Kathleen Paye
- The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2010 by ACT
- The Condition of Education 2010 by Susan Aud, William Hussar, Michael Planty, and Thomas Snyder
- The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Gerald A. Reynolds
- The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
- The Middle Grades: Putting All Students on Track for College By Sharon J. Camblin
- The Summer Flood: The Invisible Gap Among Low-Income Students by Karen Arnold, Shezwae Fleming, Mario DeAnda, Benjamin Castleman, and Katherine Lynk Wartman
- With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them by Jean Johnson and Jon Rochkind with Amber N. Ott and Samantha duPont
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