Resource Library
Strong Start to Finish disseminates a variety of resources including research papers and “how-to” documents to practitioners in the field as they work to implement reforms. Here, you’ll find some of our collective knowledge.
Multimedia
A New Approach to Mathematics: Increased Success Rates for ALL Students
April 23, 2020
Dr. Alycia Marshall, Dr. Ricardo Moena, Maxine T. Roberts
In this podcast, we learn how the University of Cincinnati has taken a new approach to math that is helping more first-year students succeed in freshman year math and beyond.
Points of Interest
Jump in College Algebra Pass Rates
April 22, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that although most student groups experience an increase in success rates with co-requisite college algebra, black students see the biggest jump.
Steps to Success
A New Approach for Mathematics
April 20, 2020
Dr. Alycia Marshall, Dr. Ricardo Moena
In this Steps to Success paper, we learn how all students at the University of Cincinnati are seeing greater success with a new approach to mathematics that places all students directly into credit math courses while simultaneously implementing a co-requisite model in five mathematics courses (College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Calculus II, Applied Calculus) and revising
a quantitative reasoning course which would now integrate co-requisite course content (Foundations of Quantitative Reasoning).
Points of Interest
Increasing Perceptions of Student Success
April 15, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that following the passage of SB 1720, lead administrators had a more positive view on how best to help students succeed.
Points of Interest
Higher Pass Rates with Co-Requisites
April 8, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that co-requisites result in higher pass rates in non-STEM college-level courses for Black and Hispanic students.
Points of Interest
Improving STEM outcomes
April 1, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that students who take a co-requisite STEM course have higher success rates than students in the traditional developmental sequence.
People in the Reform
People in the Reform: Nadia Turner
March 30, 2020
Vilan Odekar
First-generation college student Nadia Turner shares her story of persistence in pursuing her college degree from Middle Georgia State University, where she initially struggled through non-credit bearing developmental English and math classes.
Points of Interest
Accelerating Math Outcomes
March 25, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that students who take a co-requisite statistics course have a higher likelihood of completing college-level statistics within their first year of college.
Multimedia
Helping Students Build Momentum for Success
March 19, 2020
Alison Kadlec
In this podcast, learn how the University System of Georgia continues to be a national model for helping students graduate, starting with reforming developmental education for first-year students.
