Dramatic Changes for Dramatic Results

This discussion focused on understanding the roles of various stakeholders in implementing and sustaining these critical reforms to help achieve better outcomes for students, especially for racially minoritized students, students with low income, and returning adults.  

Developmental education reforms such as multiple measures for placement, co-requisites, and math pathways are proven strategies to increase student success in postsecondary education. There is still much to be done to codify these efforts in policy. Policy is key for scale-up and sustainability. This framework provides a guide to move in that direction.

This brief from Phase Two Advisory shares approaches taken by colleges around the U.S., to understand how self-placement can support ongoing, focused efforts to increase equity. We hope colleges will use these strategies to design their own self-placement systems with equity at the center.