Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction: Creating a 21st-century Vision of Access and Equity in Higher Education 1
5. The Role of K-12 Education in Access and Opportunity in Higher Education
6. California Opportunity Indicators: Informing and Monitoring California’s Progress Toward Equitable College Access 19
7. Lowering Barriers to College Access: Opportunities for More Effective Coordination of State and Federal Student Aid Policies 53
8. The Role of Advanced Placement and Honors Courses in College Admissions 75
9. K-12 and the Pipeline to Higher Education 115
10. The Role of Higher Education in Creating Access and Opportunity
11. Measuring the State of Equity in Public Higher Education 143
12. Reaping the Benefits of Grutter: College Admissions and Racial/Ethnic Diversity 167
13. The Effectiveness of the Transfer Path for Educationally Disadvantaged Students: California as a Case Study in the Development of a Dual Admissions Program 193
14. A Strengthened Community College Role in Teacher Preparation: Improving Outcomes for California’s Minority Students 225
15. The Educational Pipeline and the Future Professorate: Who Will Teach California’s and the Nation’s Latino and African American College Students? 243
16. Access to California Higher Education: The Promise and the Performance 265
17. Conclusion: Fateful Decisions 277
18. About the Contributors 291
19. Index 299