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School Closures Close the Door to Student Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of those institutions closed in an orderly fashion—students, faculty and staff were given ample warning, and arrangements for continuing a student’s education at another institution, teach-out plans, are made. But sometimes institutions experience an abrupt closure, where students, faculty and staff receive little to no warning.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Replace math placement tests with a “multiple measures assessment.” The response has been to move to multiple measures assessment (MMA). Doing so requires intense cooperation between faculty, advising, and tutoring powered by an effective early alert and referrals system. The time to get ready is now.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Replace math placement tests with a “multiple measures assessment.” The response has been to move to multiple measures assessment (MMA). Doing so requires intense cooperation between faculty, advising, and tutoring powered by an effective early alert and referrals system. The time to get ready is now.