Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Efforts continue to keep students in college
As the NewsSource reported last week seventy-four percent of 2016-17 high school seniors in Tennessee filed the FAFSA, the gateway to federal financial aid. Tennessee logged a higher rate than any other state, a feat that is compounded by programs like Tennessee Promise, which eliminates tuition for high school students who file a FAFSA and attend community and technical colleges. But even as access to scholarships and additional financial aid has skyrocketed, graduation rates have remained stubbornly low, particularly for community colleges. During the 2016-17 school year, commission leaders tracked FAFSA completion at the individual high schools and deployed added supports, like workshops or one-on-one help sessions, to the schools that were lagging behind. "Using that data as the framework for a leadership conversation is powerful," Krause said. "We're prepared to take this kind of focus" onto college campuses. If successful, student data analysis could help colleges bring targeted supports, like tutoring or advising, to struggling students in real time. A key component of such a plan would be regular re-evaluation as new data emerged.


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