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Ohio Programs Based on CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) Nearly Double Three-Year Graduation Rates, Increase Transfers to Four-Year Colleges

Three Ohio community colleges have successfully adapted the City University of New York’s innovative Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), according to findings released today in Columbus, Ohio.

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Study Finds New Jersey’s Pretrial Reform Shows Early Signs of Wide-Reaching, Positive Impacts on Criminal Justice System

The MDRC Center for Criminal Justice Research released a new study today showing that New Jersey’s Criminal Justice Reform Act is helping to reduce arrests, increase the use of summonses in lieu of warrants, and increase the number of defendants released without conditions.

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National Survey of Two- and Four-Year Colleges Shows Rise in Developmental Education Reform, Yet New Practices Typically Reach Less Than Half of Students

A national survey of two- and four-year colleges reveals that the reform of developmental (or remedial) education practices has accelerated, including a dramatic increase in the use of alternative assessment measures (like grade point averages), rather than relying only on standardized tests. There’s also been greater experimentation with instructional reforms.

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