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Reports by Subject Access and Affordability College-Level Learning Evaluating State Performance Finance Governance & State Policy Leadership K-16 Public Opinion Other The National Center for Public Policy and was established in 1998 as a project of the Policy Institute to promote public policies that enhance Americans' opportunities to pursue and achieve high-quality education and training beyond high school. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the National Center prepared action-oriented analyses of pressing policy issues facing the states and the nation regarding opportunity and achievement in higher education-including two- and four-year, public and private, for-profit and nonprofit institutions. More About Us... The National Center for Public Policy and is pleased to announce the release of American : Journalistic and Policy Perspectives from National CrossTalk . The chapters in this book are drawn from previous editions of National CrossTalk . Highlights from this book include: Innovative institutions, programs and leaders Public Policy - state and national responses to demographic shifts, budgetary constraints and growing policy interest in educational outcomes. Commentary on key policy issues To read, download or print, please click HERE . Contact information Patrick Callan President Policy Institute 5205 Prospect Road #135/279 San Jose, CA 95129 408-792-3140 pcallan@highereducation.org The Policy Institute is the nonprofit corporation established in 1991 that sponsored the California Policy Center from 1992 to 1997, and the National Center for Public Policy and from 1997 through June 30, 2011. Permission to Reprint Last Updated on Friday Jul 20, 2012 February 2012 Financing American in the Era of Globalization , Harvard Education Press January 2012 American : Journalistic and Policy Perspectives from National CrossTalk . June 2011 Affordability and Transfer: Critical to Increasing Baccalaureate Degree Completion Presidential Leadership for Enhanced Public Purpose National CrossTalk - May 2011 Strengthening College Opportunity and Performance Federal, State and Institutional Leadership. Good Policy, Good Practice II This report revises and updates the 2007 report, Good Policy, Good Practice . In Memoriam: A Tribute to Virginia B. Smith 1923-2010 Julie M. Phelps 2010 Winner of the Virginia B. Smith Innovative Leadership Award June 2010 Beyond the Rhetoric Improving College Readiness Through Coherent State Policy February 2010 Policy Alert: Open-Access Colleges Responsible for Greatest Gains in Graduation Rates February 2010 Squeeze Play 2010: Continued Public Anxiety on Cost, Harsher Judgments on How Colleges Are Run November 2009 States, Schools, And Colleges Policies to Improve Student Readiness for College and Strengthen Coordination Between Schools and Colleges National CrossTalk - July 2009. The recession has created new problems for small, private colleges across the country. In a special online article, National CrossTalk describes how one such institution—LaGrange College, in western Georgia—is trying to cope with new economic realities. March 10, 2009 The Challenge to States: Preserving College Access and Affordability in a Time of Crisis February 27, 2009 Postsecondary Education Spending Priorities for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 February 3, 2009 Squeeze Play 2009: The Public’s Views on College Costs Today Dec 3, 2008 Measuring Up 2008 National CrossTalk - Fall 2008 Release Event for Measuring Up 2008: The National Report Card on Oct. 31 The Iron Triangle: College Presidents Talk About Costs, Access, and Quality. Release of Measuring Up 2008 Sept. 2 Policy Alert: Is College Opportunity Slipping Away? Parents and the Public Voice Concern About Access and Affordability May 1 Ralph Wolff Honored with Virginia B. Smith Innovative Leadership Award for 2008 April 22 Partnerships for Public Purposes: Engaging in Societal Challenges of the 21st Century Mar. 10 Policy Alert: Mixed Signals in California; A Mismatch Between High Schools and Community Colleges. Feb. 20 Students and College Presidents in Summit on College Costs Good Policy, Good Practice - Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs in : A Guide for Policymakers - November 28, 2007 Investigating the Alignment of High School and Community College Assessments in California - June 15, 2007 Squeeze Play: How Parents and the Public Look at Today - May 31, 2007 "Informed Self-Placement" At American River College: A Case Study - May 22, 2007 National Center for Public Policy and continues - May 4, 2007 -- Carol A. Twigg Honored with Virginia B. Smith Innovative Leadership Award for 2007 - May 1, 2007 -- California Community Colleges: Making Them Strong and More Affordable - March 7, 2007 -- Measuring Up 2006 : The National Report Card on -- Measuring Up Internationally: Developing Skills and Knowledge for the Global Knowledge Economy - September 2006 American : How Does It Measure Up for the 21st Century? - May 16, 2006 -- Policy Alert: Assessing College-Level Learning - May 2006 -- Claiming Common Ground - March 29, 2006 -- Policy Alert: Income of U.S. Workforce Projected to Decline IF Education Doesn't Improve - November 9, 2005 -- about us | news | reports | crosstalk | search | links | contact | measuring up ® 2012 The National Center for Public Policy and...