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Annotated Bibliographies: Adult Students, Veterans, and Opportunity Youth
Greater Texas Foundation focuses particularly on underserved students in our work to ensure Texas students complete postsecondary education. The term ...
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/ Equity, GTF Originals, Research & Resources
Project DREAM: Developing Rural Educators' Algebra Methods
Project DREAM: Developing Rural Educators’ Algebra Methods
Dr. Brittany Hott is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce. With support from GTF, she explored the feasibility of ...
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/ GTF Fellows, GTF-Supported, Math Education, Research & Resources, Rural Students, Texas
Transfer Pathways to Baccalaureate Degree Attainment in STEM Fields of Study
Transfer Pathways to Baccalaureate Degree Attainment in STEM Fields of Study
Dr. Yi (Leaf) Zhang is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington. With support from GTF, she ...
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/ GTF Fellows, GTF-Supported, Math Education, Research & Resources, Texas, Transfer
Implications of Texas Transfer Policies for Community College Transfer Success
Implications of Texas Transfer Policies for Community College Transfer Success
Dr. Lauren Schudde is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas. With support from GTF, she studied the impact ...
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/ GTF Fellows, GTF-Supported, Policy, Research & Resources, Texas, Transfer
Annotated Bibliography: Higher Education and the Workforce
Annotated Bibliography: Higher Education and the Workforce
Earning a postsecondary credential remains one of the most reliable ways to access jobs that pay living wages. If students ...
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/ GTF Originals, Research & Resources, Workforce
GTF Brief: Supporting Students and Schools in Times of Disaster
GTF Brief: Supporting Students and Schools in Times of Disaster
Although disaster philanthropy is not the explicit focus of many funders, catastrophic events can leave grantmaking organizations looking for mission-aligned ...
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/ Research & Resources, Texas
GTF Infographic: Texas Latino Students
GTF Infographic: Texas Latino Students
Statewide, 21% of eighth graders complete college within six years of high school graduation. For Latino students, that number is ...
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/ GTF Originals, Latino Students, Research & Resources, Texas, Transfer, Workforce
GTF Data Navigator
GTF Data Navigator
Greater Texas Foundation engaged Gibson Consulting to explore educational and workforce outcomes of Texas public school students related to the ...
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/ Data, Dual Credit & ECHS, GTF-Supported, Math Education, Research & Resources, Rural Students, Transfer, Workforce
Framing, Not Blaming: Improving Latino College Transfer in Texas
Framing, Not Blaming: Improving Latino College Transfer in Texas
In 2016, Greater Texas Foundation announced a grant to Excelencia in Education (Excelencia) to support their research on Latino transfer ...
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/ GTF-Supported, Latino Students, Research & Resources, Transfer
GTF Brief: Transfer for Student Success
GTF Brief: Transfer for Student Success
Many Texas students transfer between institutions as part of their postsecondary experience. Significantly, 75% of Texas students completing bachelor’s degrees ...
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/ GTF Originals, Research & Resources, Transfer
GTF Brief: Disaggregated Data
GTF Brief: Disaggregated Data
The Importance of Disaggregating Education Data brief explores the complexity of education data and emphasizes the importance of using it effectively. Disaggregated ...
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/ Data, GTF Originals, Research & Resources
GTF Briefs: The Pathway to Completion
GTF Briefs: The Pathway to Completion
Only one in five Texas eighth graders will complete some form of postsecondary credential within six years of high school ...
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/ Advising, College Readiness, Developmental Education, Dual Credit & ECHS, GTF Originals, Research & Resources, Transfer, Transition