STEM CCR Resources

This page houses resources on STEM Career and College Readiness interventions. This pages contains resources on:

• Data
• Developmental Education and Remediation
• Legislation
• Pathways to Postsecondary Education / College and Career Readiness
• Policy
• Student Development
• Additional Resources

• ACT. (2009). 2009 ACT national and state scores. 
• ACT, Inc. (2012). Illinois: The condition of college and career readiness: Class of 2012.
• ACT, Inc. (2012). The condition of college and career readiness: 2012.
• Illinois State Board of Higher Education (2010). Data Book.
• National Center for Education Statistics. (2008). Community colleges special supplement to the condition of education 2008.
• National Center for Educational Statistics (2010b). Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups (NCES 2010-015). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Sparks, D. & Malkus, N. (2013, January). First-year undergraduate remedial coursetaking: 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08 (NCES 2013-013). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

• Attewell, P., Lavin, D., Domina, T., Levey, T. (2006). New evidence on college remediation. The Journal of Higher Education, 77 (5), p. 886-924.
• Bettinger, E. P., & Long, B. T. (2009). Addressing the needs of underprepared students in higher education: Does college remediation work? The Journal of Human Resources, 44(3), 763-771.
• Boatman, A. (2012). Evaluating institutional efforts to streamline postsecondary remediation: The causal effects of Tennessee Developmental Course Redesign Initiative on early student academic success. New York, NY: National Center for Postsecondary Research.
• Calcagno, J. C., & Long, B. T. (2008). The impact of postsecondary remediation using a regression discontinuity approach: Addressing endogenous sorting and noncompliance. (NBER Working Paper No. 14194). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.
• Complete College America. (2012). Remediation: Higher education’s bridge to nowhere. Washington, DC.
• Deil-Amen, R. & Rosenbaum, J. (2002). The unintended consequences of stigma-free remediation. Sociology of Education, 75, 249-268.
• Howell, J. S., Kurlaender, M., & Grodsky, E. (2010). Postsecondary preparation and remediation: Examining the effect of the Early Assessment Program at California State University. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 29(4), 726-748).
• Lesik, S. (2007). Do developmental mathematics programs have a causal impact on student retention? An application of discrete-time survival and regression-discontinuity analysis. Research in Higher Education, 48, 583-608.
• Martorell, P. & McFarlin, I. (2011). Help or hinderance? The effects of college remediation on academic and labor market outcomes. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 93, 436-454.
• National Center for Education Statistics (2000). Remedial education at degree-granting postsecondary institutions in fall 2000.
• Rutschow, E. Z., & Schneider, E. (2012, June). Unlocking the gate: What we know about improving developmental education. MDRC.
• Sparks, D. & Malkus, N. (2013, January). First-year undergraduate remedial coursetaking: 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08 (NCES 2013-013). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
• Tierney, W. G., & Garcia, L. D. (2011). Remediation in higher education: The role of information. American Behavioral Scientist, 55, 102-120. 
• Quint, J. C., Jaggars, S. S., & Byndloss, D. C.  (2013, January).  Bringing developmental education to scale:  Lessons from the developmental education initiative.  New York:  MDRC.

• PL 095-0694, Section 5 of the Public Community College Act, Sec. 2.24, College and Career Readiness Pilot Program.

• Adelman, C. (2006). The toolbox revisited: Paths to degree completion from high school through college. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
• Barnett, E. A., Fay, M. P., Bork, R. H., & Weiss, M. J. (2013, May). Reshaping the college transition: States that offer early college readiness assessments and transition curricula. New York, NY: Community College Research Center.
• High School to College: Improving Opportunities for Success in Postsecondary Education.(pp. 252-284). Indianapolis: Jossey-Bass.
• Calcagna, Crosta, Bailey & Jenkins, D. (2006, October). Stepping stones to a degree: The impact of enrollment pathways and milestones on older community college student outcomes. New York: Community College Research Center Brief, no. 32, Teachers College, Columbia University.
• Conley, D. T. (2010). College and Career Ready: Helping all students succeed beyond high school. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Conley, D. T. (2012). A complete definition of college and career readiness. Eugene, OR: Educational Policy Improvement Center.
• Kirst, M.W., Venezia, A. & Antonio A.L. (2004). What have we learned and where do we go next? In Venezia, A. and Kirst M.W. (Eds) From High School to College: Improving Opportunities for Success in Postsecondary Education (pp.285-321). Indianapolis: Jossey-Bass.
• MDRC.  (2013, March). Improving college readiness in the age of the common core.  New York: author. 
• Rosenbaum, J. (1998). Unrealistic plans and misdirected efforts: Are community colleges getting the right message to high school students? New York: Institute on Education and the Economy.
• Southern Regional Education Board. (2013). Transitional courses for college and career readiness.
• Venezia, A., Callan, P. M., Finney, J. E., Kirst, M. W., & Usdan, M. D. (2005). Betraying the college dream: how disconnected K-12 and postsecondary education systems undermine student aspirations. CA: Stanford Institute for Higher Education.

• Achieve. (2012). Closing the expectations gap: 50-state progress report on the alignment of K-12 policies and practice with the demands of college and careers.
• Alliance for Excellent Education. (2011, May). Saving now and saving later:  How high school reform can reduce the nation’s wasted remediation dollars. Washington, D.C.: Author. 
• Adelman, C. (1999). Answers in the tool box: Academic intensity, attendance patterns and bachelor’s degree attainment. Washington DC: Office of Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.
• Callan, P. M., Finney, J. E., Kirst, M.W., Usdan, M. D., Venezia, A. (2006). Claiming Common Ground: State policymaking for improving college readiness and success. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. San Jose, CA.
• Carnevale, A. P., Smith, N., & Strohl, J. (2010). Help wanted: Projections of jobs and education requirements through 2018. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
• Conley, D. T. (2005). College knowledge: What it really takes for students to succeed and what we can do to get them ready. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Conley, D.T. (2007). Toward a more comprehensive conception of college readiness. Eugene, OR: Educational Policy Improvement Center.
• Conley, D. T. (2009, Spring). Rethinking College Readiness. Update on Research and Leadership, 20(2). Champaign, IL: Office of Community College Research and Leadership, University of Illinois.
• Holzman, M., (2006) Public Education and Black Male Students: The 2006 State Report Card. Schott Educational Inequity Index, Cambridge, MA; The Schott Foundation for Public Education.
• Illinois State Board of Higher Education (2009). Report to the Governor and General Assembly on Underrepresented groups in Illinois Higher Education. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Board of Higher Education.
• Illinois Community College Board. (2012). Illinois Community College System Complete College America progress report. Springfield, IL.
• Jenkins, D., & Boswell, K. (2002). State policies on community college workforce development: Findings from a national survey.
• National Center for Education Statistics (2004). The condition of education 2004: Indicator 31, remedial coursetaking.
• National Center for Educational Statistics (2010a). The Condition of Education 2010 (NCES 2010-028). Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
• McCabe, R. (2000). No one to waste: A report to public decision-makers and community college leaders. Washington, DC: American Association of Community Colleges, Community College Press.
• Russell, A. (2011, October). A guide to major U.S. college completion initiatives. Washington, DC: American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
• The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (2008). Measuring Up 2008 The National Report Card on Higher Education. Washington DC: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
• U.S. Department of Education. (2010). A blueprint for reform: The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Washington, DC.

• Edwards, K. E., & Jones, S. R. (2009). Putting my man face on: A grounded theory of college men’s gender identity development. Journal of College Student Development, 50, 210- 228.
• Gay, G. (2002). Preparing for culturally responsive teaching. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(2), 106-116.
• Pascarella, E.T. & Terenzini, P.T. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

• Adelman, C. (2005). Moving into town—and moving on: The community college in the lives of traditional-age students. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
• Bennett, W. (1994). The devaluing of America. New York: Touchstone.
• Bowen, W.G., Chingos, M.M., and McPherson, M.S. (2009). Crossing the finish line: Completing college at America’s public universities. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• Lederman, D. (2009, September 21). Defining ‘College ready,’ nationally. Inside Higher Ed.
• Lothian, D. (2009, July 14). Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy.
• Obama, B. H. (2009). Remarks of President Barack Obama – As prepared for delivery: Address to Joint Session of Congress.