The Texas 2-year and 4-year transfer inventory guide for AY 2020-21.
This Convening Recommendations document reflects recommendations from the “Math and Statistics Education for Nurses” Convening held by the High-Quality Mathematics Education for Nurses Task Force in October 2019. Its purpose is to illustrate areas of consensus, clarify the seven recommendations for developing improved quantitative education for nursing practice, and offer topics to serve as the focus for further collaboration and research.
In the United States, mathematics is a barrier that prevents many students from reaching their educational goals. Research shows that math is a significant contributor to education equity gaps.1 Students have differential access to quality math curricula and quality teachers, and the mathematics course sequences traditionally offered in schools and colleges fail to serve most students. Too often, mathematics serves as a gatekeeper that negatively affects primarily students who are Black, Latinx, or Indigenous, or who come from low-income backgrounds.
Corequisite remediation, which places students directly into college-level work with additional academic support, has emerged as a robust alternative to stand-alone, prerequisite, developmental education. In 2013, we conducted the first published experimental evaluation of corequisite remediation. Our seven-year outcomes data indicate that the benefits of corequisite remediation with college-level statistics include substantially higher rates of associate’s and bachelor’s degree completion, as well as greater earnings.
The Transfer Partnership Strategy (TPS) was a one-year collaboration that built on the work of the Texas Transfer Alliance. TPS effectively used regional coordinators to facilitate collaboration and communication between community colleges and universities.
Since 2018, public community colleges and universities in Arkansas have collaborated to implement and scale mathematics pathways and English and mathematics corequisite supports to normative practice. This statewide initiative, called Strong Start to Finish Arkansas (SStF Arkansas), is supported by a community of practice and technical assistance from the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin. This report outlines the progress toward SStF Arkansas Initiative goals. It also presents the persistent scaling challenges that Arkansas higher education stakeholders face, as they work to increase equitable access and outcomes in undergraduate English and mathematics.
This brief examines the foundational mathematics needed to prepare individuals for success in entry-level and middle-skilled production and assembly jobs in the manufacturing industry. Mathematics is a core component of manufacturing, a field that covers a wide range of sectors including automotive and aeronautic, chemical, medical, food, computer and electronics, machinery, and more. This brief explores the limited industry guidance that identifies which mathematics competencies are required for entry-level and middle- skill manufacturing production jobs and how to prepare workers for upward mobility.
Manufacturers in the Greater Louisville area partnered with Jefferson Community and Technical College to implement the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME). This national program combines education and paid, on-the-job training, giving students an opportunity to earn an associate of applied science degree and an advanced manufacturing technician certification as they gain valuable work experience.
Tyler Junior College (TJC) designed a foundational industrial mathematics course focused on the necessary mathematics skills and competencies to meet the economic development needs of the community and the training requirements of local industry.
Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD) of Ferris State University offers highly applied, project-based, and career-focused educational programs that leverage and contribute to the local community. The KCAD Innovation Hub creates educational experiences for interdisciplinary student teams and supports the diverse needs of community and industry partners, including manufacturers, through co-developed projects.