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Redesigning with Transitions in Mind: A Guided Pathways Webinar

Colleges are redesigning transitions to college to reach and support students, especially those furthest from opportunity. CLP hosted Redesigning with Transitions in Mind: A Guided Pathways Webinar, the first in a series of statewide webinars exploring how colleges and their partners are reimagining... Read More

CLP adds webinars on taking student supports and Guided Pathways online

CLP now offers four webinar series for community colleges, three focused on challenges and strategies for providing all classes and student supports remotely, and one on redesigning transitions to college within the Guided Pathways framework. The two newest are a series of conversations for practiti... Read More

Learning new ways to connect: A community college instructor’s account

By Kris Palmer So much of the dynamism that emerged early this semester in my American Government class came from the community college students talking with one another or with me — from the energy of human connection.  Our classroom was alive with debate teams and group problem-solving. Student... Read More

First two webinar series from CLP for community colleges working online

CLP launches one webinar series to support community college practitioners on March 26 and plans more for April. We thank you for all of the work you are doing in these challenging times. Please share this information widely! Problem Solving: Moving Dual Enrollment Online A free webinar series for p... Read More

Dual Enrollment: Moving to an Electronic Form

Career Ladders Project convened a small group of dual enrollment practitioners in a “think tank” in fall 2019, funded by the College Futures Foundation, focused on improving the paper-based enrollment process, with the goal of producing a suite of practitioner-informed potential solutions to sha... Read More

Resources for supporting Dual Enrollment and English-language learners

Career Ladders Project offers an array of resources to support dual enrollment instructors as they create classroom experiences for English-language learners and other students with specific needs. K-12 teachers learn how to support students from special populations in their teaching credential prog... Read More

GP workshop highlights community college redesign with students’ careers in mind

Representatives from 55 California community colleges gathered in Sacramento on Feb. 18 for a Guided Pathways workshop; this one explored how colleges are redesigning with students’ careers in mind. Highlights included a compelling keynote about how community college students make academic and car... Read More

California needs a plan for federal aid for adult students without high school diplomas

Thousands more California residents might qualify for financial aid to attend college and earn credentials — and higher wages — if the state added its own option for students without high school diplomas to qualify for “ability to benefit,” or ATB, funds. There are three ways for stu... Read More

K-16 Transitions in a Guided Pathways Framework

Transition strategies have three essential components: Connection — What connection means: K-12 schools and districts, community colleges, four-year institutions, employers, and community organizations connect through collective work focused on student success. Questions to consider: How can we be... Read More

CLP’s Linda Collins discusses role of California community colleges at Legislative summit

Speaking at a legislative forum hosted by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon in Sacramento about overcoming challenges to California’s continued growth and economic prosperity, Linda Collins, founder and executive director of CLP, highlighted the importance of California’s community colleges — a... Read More