Browsing by Author "Valle, Katherine"

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    Access to Attainment: An Access Agenda for 21st Century College Students
    Miller, Abby; Valle, Katherine; Engle, Jennifer; Cooper, Michelle (Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2014-12-01)
    This report examines the challenges facing 21st century students and presents strategies for addressing these challenges through policy- and practice-based solutions at the institutional, state and national levels. Recommendations include implementing a college-going culture, clarifying and strengthening academic pathways, controlling the cost of college, and streamlining pathways to success.
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    Government Investment in Public Hispanic-Serving Institutions
    Nellum, Christopher J.; Valle, Katherine (American Council on Education, 2015-09-01)
    This report provides an overview of a pattern of historic inequities in funding that led to federal recognition and support for Hispanic Serving Institutions HSI, explains the current revenue streams available to these institutions, and examines trends in government investment during and immediately following the recent recession that could threaten their long-term viability
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    The Progress of Latinos in Higher Education
    Valle, Katherine (Association of Community Colleges Trustees, 2016-02-01)
    Although the United States is touted as a country where anyone could be successful regardless of social class or national background, upward social mobility is hard to attain. Latinos in particular are a population that can contribute significantly to increasing U.S attainment social mobility rates. By 2065, it is projected that nearly one in four U.S. residents will be Latino, up from nearly one in five in 2015. However, only 23 percent of Latinos over the age of 25 have earned an associate’s degree or higher – the lowest rate among any racial and ethnic group currently reported. By comparison, white adults in the same age group are twice as likely to have at least an associate’s degree. As the second largest population group in the United States, increasing Latino student college completion is essential to increasing the attainment rates. Not implementing systemic change will only amplify existing gaps and leave the workforce, and the nation, shorthanded. This report draws some strategies to make progress for Latinos in higher education.