21st Century Skills Badging Challenge is using design thinking methodologies to lead individual universities through multi-phase learning process that will conclude with prototypes of scalable, replicable and transparent methods to create rigorous, competency-based badges that demonstrate students’ 21st century skills.  During the 2015-16 academic year “in-market” tests of a suite of badges will be conducted with students and employers and ways to scale beyond the current pilot universities will be…

The 60x30TX (“60 by 30 Tex”) higher education strategic plan contains four broad goals. Each goal contains a set of targets that will move the state toward reaching one or more goals. Many stakeholders across Texas will need to develop and implement a wide range of strategies to meet each target. By 2030, at least 60 percent of Texans ages 25-34 will have a certificate or degree. By 2030, at…

A Decade of Service-Related Research: A Map of the Field. This database is a repository for work in various areas from community development to public safety. It examines service as a problem solving strategy.

This piece focuses on a clearer pathway for student from high school and beyond. By using the national curriculum and a proven framework educators are able to better guide students on their education and career paths.  Managed and funded by the Lumina Foundation.

This report tells the story of high school graduation attainment in the U.S., the role of CTE programs and the funding needed to support these efforts. Managed by the Organisation for the Economic Co-Operation and Development OECD.

Models that align students goals with choosing, entering, and completing a program, 30 Colleges building models. Managed by AACC Guided Pathways and funded by the Gates Foundation. https://www.aacc.nche.edu/programs/aacc-pathways-project/pathways-coaches/ https://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/implementing-guided-pathways-aacc.html

12 Colleges Comprehensive Student Learning Record, STLR – Transformative Student Learning Record University of Central Oklahoma, Second transcript that captures academic and non-academic experiences through e-portfolios. Managed and funded by AACRAO/NASPA.

ACE Paper: Quality Dimensions for Connected Credentials discusses how institutions are offering more credentials that ever but are not necessarily meeting the needs of the consumer. Managed by ACE and funded by the Gates Foundation.