CREST June 2012 Meeting: Student Futures Project Update

Researcher/presenter: Greg Cumpton
Date: June 11, 2012
Publication Type: Presentation. 15pp. 

This presentation, presented at the Austin Chamber’s College Readiness and Enrollment Support Taskforce (CREST) monthly meeting held on June 11, 2012 in Austin TX, provides CREST members with an update of the latest developments and future plans for the Central Texas Student Futures Project

Initial Evaluation Findings: Central Texas College Access and Persistence Programs

Authors: Tara Smith and Greg Cumpton
Date: May 31, 2012
Publication Type: Report, 47pp.

This report provides a process summary of the literature reviewed and the results of the service and demographic mapping conducted for the Austin College Access Network (ACAN) evaluation.  It draws on program documents and interviews with key leaders in ACAN member organizations to create profiles of three comprehensive college access and persistence programs in Central Texas. The report’s conclusion highlights schools and target populations that are not being well-served by current college access and persistence efforts in the region. Recommendations for better targeting community resources and services at those identified gaps focus on best practices from the literature and lessons learned from ACAN member organizations.

Findings from the 2011 Senior Surveys

Authors: Garry Davis and Greg Cumpton
Date: February 2012
Publication Type: Report. 81pp. 

This report discusses findings from the senior surveys conducted in the spring of 2011. Some notable student responses for the class of 2011 include when students first started thinking about college, how often during each week they studied for high school subjects, how well they felt their high school coursework prepared them for college coursework, and the types of colleges they applied to. This report also finds differences between 2009, 2010 and 2011 seniors’ responses on topics such as the amount of time spent working in paid employment outside of high school, their plans for postsecondary education, and their perceptions about the ease of applying for financial aid.

Study of Early Education in Texas: The Relationship of Pre-K Attendance to 3rd Grade Test Results

Authors: Aletha Huston, Anjali Gupta, and Deanna Schexnayder 
Date: March 2012 
Publication Type: Report. 51 pp.

The Student Futures Project: Meeting the Need for Locally-based Education Research

Author: Greg Cumpton
Date: April 2012
Publication Type: Research Brief

This research brief explains how the Student Futures Project meets the needs for locally-based research. The brief includes the motivation behind the research project, an overview of project components, and data on postsecondary transitions, student aspirations and enrollment.