College is no different from jam, according to a surprising new book, redesigning america s community colleges. Npr coverage of redesigning americas community colleges. And thats a shame, because racc is by far the more useful, grounded, and thoughtful of the two. Thats the position the authors of redesigning america s community colleges take thomas r. The title of this book is redesigning america s community colleges and it was written by thomas r.
Redesigning americas community colleges is a concise, evidencebased guide for educational leaders whose institutions typically receive short shrift in academic and policy discussions. Bailey, shanna smith jaggars and davis jenkins, all with the community college research center at columbia universitys teachers college, believe the current cafeteria approach where students select from. Npr coverage of redesigning americas co mmunity colleges. In the united states, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students. It makes a compelling case that twoyear colleges can substantially increase their rates of student success, if they are willing to rethink the ways in which. In the united states, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each yearnearly half of the nations undergraduates. This book sets out a compelling case for, as the authors call it, redesign not only of americas community colleges, but college in general, to do exactly that. Matt reed, inside higher ed redesigning americas community colleges. A clearer path to student success is an important step forward for community colleges. Download pdf redesigning america s community colleges.
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