Reports & Research From Grantees

Degree Completion

Achieving the Dream is a national initiative focused on improving outcomes for community college students through better use of data.   

      Field Guide for Improving Student Success

     Washington State Baseline Evaluation Executive Summary

     Washington State Baseline Evaluation

Act Six, a program of the Northwest Leadership Foundation, equips emerging urban leaders to engage the college campus and their communities at home.

     Evaluation of Act Six Leadership and Scholarship Initiative

Washington's Student Achievement Initiative is a system-wide policy to reward colleges for improvements in student achievement.

     Student Achievement Initiative Baseline Evaluation

College Readiness

Best Practices in Early Outreach Gear Up programs from around Washington are joining together to identify best practice in early college outreach.

     Literature Review of Best Practices in Early Outreach

     Washington State Early Outreach Website  

Technology Access Foundation In 2009 the Technology Access Foundation partnered with Federal Way school district to dvelope an innovative education model aimed at creating a culture of high expectation for both students and adults.

     Lessons Learned from the Inauguration year of the TAF Academy

Washington State Gap Analysis College Success Foundation partnered wtih College Spark Washington and the National College Access Network to assess areas of Washington where students lack access to quality college readiness programming.

     Gap Analysis Executive Summary

     Gap Analysis Report

College Readiness and Degree Completion

Central Washington Univeristy, Seattle Universtiy, and the University of Washington demonstrate that creating opportunities for college students to mentor secondary students has positive results for both groups. 

    2010 Report on the Mentoring Program Partnership

    2009 Report on the Mentoring Program Partnership