Lost Transitions: The Cost of Inter-sector Misalignment for English Learners in Community Colleges

Melguizo, T., Flores, S.M., Velasquez, D., & Carrol, T

Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021)

A brief from the Pullias Center examining findings from the center’s study of community college students with a native language other than English who built proficiency in English through special support in K-12 public schools. Using student records from a large urban school district and a large community college district, the research team evaluated the prevalence of inter-sector English misalignment – defined as the placement into developmental coursework of students who have previously met standards indicating readiness to succeed in college-level English – and investigated the relationship between college-readiness among ELs, college English course placement, and credit accumulation.

Categories: STEM Reform

  AB705     community college  

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