Browsing by Author "Calloway, Marcia"

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    Continuing Progress: How Urban Community Colleges Are Improving Outcomes for Minority Men (2019)
    Bray, Jacob B.; Beer, Allison; Calloway, Marcia (Association of Community College Trustees, 2019-02-01)
    Community colleges have an important role in supporting economic opportunity in urban areas. While urban areas generally experience high levels of economic prosperity, especially compared to rural areas, individuals who have not participated in postsecondary education and training face barriers to taking full advantage of the opportunities available. Low educational attainment and a resulting lack of economic opportunity are problems that negatively impact both men and women in America’s cities; however, because they are less likely to enroll in postsecondary education, the authors focus specifically on men in this report. This report also pays attention to the barriers faced by men of color, who are disproportionately impacted by barriers to postsecondary education. In recent years, community colleges have made strides to improve educational attainment and success for men of color, yet still have more opportunity to support this student population.
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    Partnerships for a Future-Ready Workforce (2018)
    Bray, Jacob B.; Beer, Allison; Calloway, Marcia (Association of Community College Trustees, 2018-10-01)
    This report details how community colleges and businesses can form strong partnerships, national trends in employer needs and postsecondary attainment, and policies and practices that form a continuum of education and career training. The report also highlights five examples of innovative postsecondary education and workforce development initiatives from South Carolina; Washington; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Maricopa County, Arizona; and Maryland.
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    The Rural Male in Higher Education (2019): How Community Colleges Can Improve Educational and Economic Outcomes for Rural Men
    Bray, Jacob B.; Beer, Allison; Calloway, Marcia (Association of Community College Trustees, 2019-02-01)
    This report summarizes the economic conditions in rural communities since the Great Recession and highlights the educational attainment of rural men. It then describes the barriers to attending college that rural men face and these promising efforts that Hinds Community College and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) have undertaken to help men gain the knowledge and skills they need to compete in the modern workforce.