The State of Developmental Education, 2014 Higher Education and Public Policy Priorities Education Policy Series

The State of Developmental Education is the first book to provide a thorough, comparative picture of how developmental education is carried out at higher education institutions and investigate how different state-level policies and priorities change the availability, types, and quality of developmental education available.

1. Introduction: The State of Developmental Education 2. The History of Developmental Education 3. Developmental Education as a State Strategy Toward State and Institutional Goals 4. South Carolina 5. Oklahoma 6. Colorado 7. North Carolina 8. Kentucky 9. Rethinking Developmental Education Policy and Practice

Author Tara L. Parker: Tara L. Parker is Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development of the University of Massachussets Boston, USA. Author Michelle Sterk Barrett: Michelle Sterk Barrett is Director of the Donelan Office of Community-Based Learning at College of the Holy Cross, USA.