
Be Prepared to Report College and Career Readiness Data
States can leverage existing tools and resources, like StudentTracker for High Schools, to minimize the burden of gathering and reporting this data.
States can leverage existing tools and resources, like StudentTracker for High Schools, to minimize the burden of gathering and reporting this data.
Doug Shapiro, Ph.D., Executive Director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, discusses the state of higher education amid the pandemic, specifically the effect of the pandemic on college access for students, and the future of the higher education in 2021 and beyond.
During December, the Research Center delivered four very important reports to benefit colleges, universities, high schools, and policy leaders about fall 2020 enrollment trends throughout the nation.
This year’s High School Benchmarks 2020 report features a first look at the effect of COVID-19 on the immediate college enrollment patterns of the high school graduating class of 2020.
Recent data suggests that students of color, including Native Americans, in particular, may be especially at risk. What’s driving this enrollment decline?
The national six-year completion rate appears to have reached a plateau, showing the smallest increase of the last five years, a 0.3 percentage point growth to 60.1 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
The High School Benchmarks Report provides high school-to-college transition rates for graduates of different types of high schools.
Dual enrollment allows students still in high school to take courses for credit from community colleges, and helpful in closing equity gaps.
To boost college graduation rates for first-generation students, high schools need data on where their alumni are most likely to earn degrees.
The High School Benchmarks Report provides high school-to-college transition rates for graduates of different types of high schools.