Acceleration Project

Supporting California’s 116 community colleges to transform remediation and increase student completion and equity

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@PCCLancer math prof provides strong counter to opponents of #AB1705. When PCC eliminated remedial classes and enrolled all students in transfer-level math/English, they saw huge gains for all students, even those who don't intend to transfer @ASM_Irwin https://t.co/jjPhaoIRID

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60 faculty union members from 18 colleges have signed on to a letter supporting #AB1705. We are disappointed that our union leaders in @FACCC & @CFTunion have opposed a bill so critical for students. @ASM_Irwin https://t.co/2jv1IDwR2h @SenatorLeyva

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@MonicaCLozano @EloyOakley @CollegeFutures We're going to miss his leadership as Chancellor, but look forward to collaborating with Eloy in this new role!

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New @AccelerationCA Report: 47 #CACommunityColleges plan to continue to enroll students in remedial classes in fall 2022, despite their own data showing this undermines student completion. This is why we need #AB1705 @SenatorLeyva @rosilicie https://t.co/egP3m5NWJZ

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@brocansky Beyond these observations, a more detailed dive into what made the PD effective was beyond the scope of this particular analysis.

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New CAP report spotlights how CA community colleges are achieving high, racially equitable math & English completion under #ab705 #coreqworks #EdEquity @CalCommColleges @ASM_Irwin https://t.co/YvgcfkZH1v

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@brocansky Great questions, Michelle. We listed the providers that were mentioned by high performer colleges and noted that one of the key characteristics was multi-year investments and that institutions were often proactive about incentives to get majority of faculty to participate.

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4. Cross-campus attention to implementation challenges: Using multi-functional teams to build support for change, identify problems, develop solutions, and engage in ongoing improvement

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3. Investments in strong and equitable completion: Dedicating resources to expanded tutoring, reassigned time for #ab705 coordinators, supportive classroom facilities, responsive research, and faculty development

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Tune in Dec 9 for webinar offering first glimpse of data from second year of CA's landmark remediation reform law #ab705. How has the pandemic affected the reforms? Is AB 705 leading to better—and more equitable—student outcomes? @PPICNotes @ASM_Irwin
https://t.co/A0IejwiKt6

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Great op-ed by civil rights attorney: CA community colleges are still wasting Black and Latino students’ time with remedial courses despite state law supposed to prevent this #ab705 @publicadvocates @CollegeOpp @SMAC_CCSF @EdTrustWest https://t.co/tIplbrF3Mt via @edsource

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Thank you @ASM_Irwin for the great conversation today about the amazing gains CA has made under #ab705 and next steps for ensuring that ALL students benefit @CollegeOpp @CalCommColleges

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Thank you @AsmJoseMedina for the great conversation about how to ensure all CA students benefit from the gains #ab705 has made possible!

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Great conversation today with the office of Assemblymember @Evan_Low about next steps for strengthening #ab705 to further increase completion & racial equity. Thank you to legislative staff Caitlin Voorhees and folks from @SMAC_CCSF @EdTrustWest @CalCommColleges and @CalCompetes

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California community colleges unable to justify placing students in remedial classes, study finds https://t.co/fWQJnYgw6b via @edsource

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New blog about 360 degree whiteboards as an equity strategy in a corequisite-supported precalculus class open to all students, by guest author Sophia Lee @CitrusCollege #coreqswork #ab705

https://t.co/lcF2M86P0h

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New report from @AccelerationCA analyzes the validation studies 114 CA community colleges submitted to state Chancellor's Office, finding invalid, inequitable placement practices widespread #ab705 #equity
https://t.co/GGJ5HU9mMg