About Strong Start to Finish

 

Scaling Practices that Remove Barriers to Success

Founded in 2018, Strong Start to Finish is a network of policy and research partners, institution and systems leaders and foundations advancing system reforms in developmental education. We work with higher education systems to scale evidence-based reforms in developmental education, ensuring every student can succeed in credit-bearing English and math courses during their first year of college. Our efforts focus on supporting students whose talents and potential have not been fully recognized or supported by traditional systems, including those from under-resourced communities and returning adult learners.

Strong Start to Finish is supported by Education Commission of the States, an education policy organization that conducts research, delivers reports, provides expert counsel on policy issues and convenes education leaders.

SStF has helped us transform our thinking about placement practices, stand-alone developmental education courses, co-req design, and the importance of encouraging students to complete college-level math and English courses early.

– Robert Haas, Marion Technical College, Chief Strategy Officer and Interim CAO