"Redesigning the Basics"
Tennessee's community colleges use technology to change their approach to developmental reading and math.

Podcast on Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign Project  
Listen to interview with Treva Berryman and Bruce Vandal about the project. (April 2010)

Shifting Developmental Studies into High Gear: A System Approach to Redesign in Tennessee
Paula Myrick Short and Treva Berryman
Tennessee Board of Regents This PowerPoint was presented at the 2009
ECS National Forum on Education Policy in Nashville, Tennessee.

"Introducing a Remedial Program that Actually Works"
This commentary highlights Cleveland State Community College's successful effort to revamp remedial math. Initial results are impressive with respect to student grades and college-level math course completion. Cleveland State is part of the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign Project. (Chronicle of Higher Education, June 5, 2009; reproduced by Education Sector)

Jackson St. University wins 2010 Bellwether Award

The Progress of Education Reform: Community College Success
This ECS publication looks at the latest research on student success in community colleges and offers insights on the strategies that show the most promise in promoting greater educational attainment for community college students.

Research Summaries

The ECS Research Studies Database provides summaries of academic research to make them more accessible to state policymakers.

Developmental/Remedial Education Courses: How DoThey Impact College Graduation?

• Half of College Students Needing Remediation Drop Out, Remediation Completers Do Almost as Well as Other Students, Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability, May, 2007.
  
  
• New Evidence on College Remediation, Paul Attewell, Thurston Domina, David Lavin and Tania Levey, Journal of Higher Education, September, 2006.
  
  
• Addressing the Needs of Under-Prepared Students in Higher Education, Eric Bettinger and Bridget Terry Long, National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper, April, 2006.
  
  
• Stepping Stones to a Degree: The Impact of Enrollment Pathways and Academic Milestones on Community College Student Outcomes, Juan Calcagno, Thomas Bailey, Peter Crosta and Davis Jenkins, Community College Research Center at Teacher College, Columbia University, October, 2006.

Developmental Studies/Remedial Education: What is the impact of policy and practice?

• Can Community Colleges Protect Both Access and Standards? Dolores Perin, Teachers College Record, Community College Research Center, March, 2006.
  
  
• "Lights Just Click on Everyday, in Defending the Community College Equity Agenda," Dolores Perin and Kelly Charron, in Defending the Community College Equity Agenda, Thomas Bailey and Vanessa Smith Morest eds. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2006.

Upcoming meetings featuring the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign Initiative:

Association for the Study of Higher Education
Annual Conference
November 4-7, 2009
Vancouver, B.C.
Bruce Vandal, ECS, will present at a session on developmental education policy (Session L).