Resource Library
Strong Start to Finish disseminates a variety of resources including research papers and “how-to” documents to practitioners in the field as they work to implement reforms. Here, you’ll find some of our collective knowledge.
Points of Interest
Differences Across Corequisites
This Points of Interest shows that the positive effects of corequisite reform in math for students on the placement cusp were largely the result of enrollments in statistics and math for liberal arts.
Multimedia
Corequisites in a Virtual Environment: Fostering Connectedness and Belonging
Watch this discussion of social-emotional learning about how a sense of connectedness and belonging promotes student retention and success. Engage with techniques and strategies such as growth mindset, reducing belonging uncertainty, transference of knowledge, and promoting metacognition.
Points of Interest
Comparing Corequisite to Direct Placement
This Points of Interest shows that for students near the margin of college readiness, direct placement into college-level courses without corequisite support may result in similar outcomes as placement into corequisite courses.
People in the Reform
People in the Reform: Russ Deaton
A conversation with Russ Deaton, Executive Vice Chancellor for Policy and Strategy of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), where successful implementation of corequisite support has yielded important lessons. Interview by Ashmi Patel and Alison Kadlec.
Points of Interest
Recessions Bring Older Students
This Points of Interest shows that history suggests older students, who will be coming to college when the recession wanes, will benefit at institutions that have implemented reforms.
Multimedia
Corequisites in a Virtual Environment: Promoting Equity
Discover equitable practices that ensure students can access programs leading to sustainable wages, leverage the assets students bring to class, and foster a supportive learning culture. Find out how virtual education technologies can both be beneficial and limit equitable access and what to do.
Points of Interest
English Trails Math in DevEd Reform
This Points of Interest suggests that learning from best practices of more advanced institutions may be the key to greater success in English developmental education reform. These best practices are explored more fully in the complete paper, Hitting their Stride 2020.
Policy Report
Hitting Their Stride: The Next Chapter of Developmental Education Reform
This is the second iteration of an annual study done in collaboration with the Strong Start to Finish Network, through funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to uncover how the adoption of new policies and practices has reduced the amount of time students have spent in developmental education courses. The findings within this iteration seek to understand the trends and advancements made by institutions, practitioners and providers in the space along the spectrum of policy innovation. Specifically, we see the developmental education reform movement at a tipping point as the field shifts from adopting policy to implementation at scale of new practices.
Points of Interest
Placement with Only High School GPAs
This Points of Interest shows how CUNY implemented a new placement policy that incorporates a student’s high school GPA.
