CUE Op-Ed in LA Times: Facing Criticism, Community Colleges Use Data to Drive Change

L-R Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon, Linda J. Wong and Dr. Alicia C. Dowd

Los Angeles Times Op-Ed: Facing Criticism, Community Colleges Use Data to Drive Change

A new Los Angeles Times piece written by CUE

co-directors Estela Mara Bensimon and Alicia C. Dowd and executive director Linda J. Wong highlights the effective use of CUE's data practices at two community colleges. With growing attention to low transfer rates at California's two-year colleges, CUE's work points to solutions.

Read the Los Angeles Times opinion piece here.

The USC Rossier School of Education is one of the world's premier centers for the study of urban education, preparing teachers and educational leaders who are committed to strengthening urban education locally, nationally and globally. Established at USC in 1999 as part of the University's urban initiative, the Center for Urban Education (CUE) leads socially conscious research and develops tools needed for institutions of higher education to produce equity in student outcomes.

	Center for Urban Education (CUE) Rossier School of Education University of Southern California Waite Phillips Hall Suite 702 Los Angeles, California 90089 Tel: 213.740.5202 Fax: 213.740.3889 http://cue.usc.edu/ rsoecue@usc.edu