Achieving the Dream State Policy Framework Self-Assessment Tool

The states participating in Achieving the Dream have worked with Jobs for the Future and each other to develop the following framework specifying high-leverage state policies that can promote student success in community colleges. The framework is organized as a self-assessment tool: states can use this document to look at current policies, identify gaps, facilitate in-state conversations, and set priorities for future efforts to strengthen state policies in the following areas that can make a difference to institutions and individuals:

• Data and Performance Measurement Systems
• Student Success Policies
• K-12 and Postsecondary Alignment Policies
• Transfer and Articulation Policies (two-year to four-year)
• Financial Aid Policies