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JBLA. has prepared numerous research and policy publications and reports for our clients. Publication topics range from data collection and management, to planning and policy analysis. These publications have served both the public and the business interests of our clients.

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Recent Publications

Academic Competitiveness and National SMART Grant Programs: 2006-07 and 2007-08. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Policy and Program Studies Service, Washington, D.C., 2010
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Outcomes of First-Year Persisting Students Data Notes Newsletter: September/October 2010. Achieving the Dream
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Gender and Outcomes Data Notes Newsletter: July/August 2010. Achieving the Dream
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How to Graduate High-Risk Students: Lessons from Successful For-Profit Colleges and Schools, Student Financial Aid Research Network Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June 11, 2010
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Returning Students Data Notes Newsletter: May/June 2010. Achieving the Dream
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The Financial Aid Challenge Successful Practices that Address the Underutilization of Financial Aid in Community Colleges: Commissioned by the College Board and the American Association of Community Colleges, Washington D.C., May 2010.
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Attendance and Completion Patterns Data Notes Newsletter: March/April 2010. Achieving the Dream
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Grade Point Average and Student Outcomes Data Notes Newsletter: January/February 2010. Achieving the Dream
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"Salaries, 2008-2009" The NEA Almanac of Higher Education (Annual). National Education Association, Washington, DC, 2010.
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Reversing the Course: The Troubled State of Academic Staffing and a Path Forward. American Federation of Teachers, Washington, D.C. 2009.
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Academic Competitiveness and National SMART Grant Programs: First-Year Lessons Learned. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Policy and Program Studies Service, Washington, D.C., 2009
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Postsecondary Career/Technical Education: Changes in the Number of Offering Institutions and Awarded Credentials from 1997 to 2006. National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, 2008.
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“Late-Stop-Outs” Data Notes Newsletter: September/October 2009. Achieving the Dream
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“Academic Outcomes of High Risk Students” Data Notes Newsletter: July/August 2009. Achieving the Dream.
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College Admissions: What are Students Learning? Education Conservancy, 2008.
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Mapping Internationalization of U.S. Campuses: 2008 Edition. American Council on Education, Washington, DC, 2008.
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The American College President: 2007 Edition. American Council on Education, Washington, DC: 2007.
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The Future of Proprietary Post-secondary Education. The Post-Industrial University (David Pearce Snyder, ed.), 2006.

 

Selected Publications

Students

How to Graduate High-Risk Students: Lessons from Successful For-Profit Colleges and Schools, Student Financial Aid Research Network Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June 11, 2010
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Raising the Graduation Rates of Low-Income College Students. The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, Washington, DC: 2004.
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"Access and Choice" Update Vol. 9, No. 1. National Education Association, Washington, DC: January 2003.
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An Issue of Equity. Condition of Access: Higher Education for Lower Income Students, Donald Heller. American Council on Education and Praeger Publishers, Westport, CT: p. 25-44, 2002.

Student Ability, Student Aid, Student Access. Greentree Gazette. p. 26-27, November 2002.

Student Debt in California: an Analysis of Trends and Issues (with Lawrence E. Gladieux). EdFund, Rancho Cordova, CA: September 2001.

Credit Card Use by Undergraduates: California and the Nation (with Lawrence E. Gladieux). EdFund, Rancho Cordova, CA: September 2001.

Middle Income Undergraduates: Where They Enroll and How They Pay for Their Education (NCES 2001-155). National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: August 2001.
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Undergraduates Enrolled With Higher Sticker Prices 1995-96 (NCES 2001-171). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, DC: March 2001.
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Faculty/Staff

Seamless Pipeline from Two-Year to Four-Year Institutions for Teacher Training. Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO: 2004.
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Teacher Education Baccalaureate Degrees at Community Colleges. Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO: 2004.
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Community Colleges as Professional Development: Resources for Working Teachers. Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO: 2004.
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Training for Paraprofessionals: The Community College Role. Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO: 2004.
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"The Other Staff" Update Vol. 9, No. 2. National Education Association, Washington, DC: February 2003.
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"Instructional Technology Comes of Age" Update Vol. 8, No. 1. National Education Association, Washington, DC: February 2002.
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"Faculty Retirement: Loss or Opportunity?" Update Vol. 7, No. 5. National Education Association, Washington, DC: December 2001.
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"Part-time Faculty" Update Vol. 7, No. 4. National Education Association, Washington, DC: September 2001.
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Paths to Teaching (with Jennifer Presley). Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL: September 2001.
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"Tenure" Update Vol. 7, No. 3. National Education Association, Washington, DC: June 2001.
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Institutions

Key Trends in Higher Education: A Review of the Data, American Academic, p. 21-36, American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC, June 2004.
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"Institutional Graduation Rates" Research Update Vol. 10, No. 3. National Education Association, Washington, DC. May 2004
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"Why Are College Prices Increasing, and What Should We Do About It?" Update Vol. 9, No. 5. National Education Association, Washington, DC. December 2003.
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"Higher Education: Who Benefits?" Update Vol. 9, No. 3.National Education Association, Washington, DC. May 2003.
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“Should Colleges be Held Accountable for Graduation Rates?” Greentree Gazette. p. 24-25, January 2003.

Survey of American College Presidents 2000. American Council on Education, Washington, DC: March 2001.

"Enrollment Projections" Update Vol. 6, No. 5. National Education Association, Washington, DC. November 2000.
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State and Federal

“Public Policy and College Access: Investigating the Federal and State Roles in Equalizing Postsecondary Opportunity,” in Readings on Equal Education, Volume 19 (Edward P. St. John, ed.), 2004.

“How Big is Big?” Greentree Gazette. p. 42, January 2004.

Everything is Up: State Support, Student Aid and Student Loans Greentree Gazette. p. 28-29, March 2003.

Economic Impact of the College of Southern Maryland on Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s Counties. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD: July 2001.

 


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