Project

Learning Together

The Learning Together study is a four year project that focuses on four California counties’ (Alameda, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, and San Francisco) efforts to expand bachelor’s degree opportunities in early care and education for working adults.

Publications

Learning Together, Year 4 Report: A Study of Six B.A. Completion Cohort Programs in ECE

February 1, 2012 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Fran Kipnis, Mirella Almaraz, Laura Sakai and Lea J.E. Austin

The Year 4 interviews of the Learning Together study reveal that two to three years post degree, nearly 95 percent of graduates remain in the early care and education (ECE)…

Learning Together, Year 3 Report: A Study of Six B.A. Completion Cohort Programs in ECE

February 2, 2011 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Fran Kipnis, Laura Sakai and Mirella Almaraz

The Year 3 interviews of the Learning Together study reveal that the vast majority of students successfully graduated from their B.A. cohort program. Year 3 interviews focused on two issues…

Learning Together, Year 2 Report: A Study of Six B.A. Completion Cohort Programs in ECE

January 2, 2010 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Laura Sakai, Dan Bellm and Mirella Almaraz

During the Year 2 interviews of the Learning Together study, the students resoundingly reported that the cohort model enabled them to access and succeed in a B.A.-level education in a…

Learning Together, Year 1 Report: A Study of Six B.A. Completion Cohort Programs in ECE

July 1, 2008 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Laura Sakai, Fran Kipnis, Mirella Almaraz, Esther Suarez and Dan Bellm

The Year 1 interviews of the Learning Together study reveal that two to three years post degree, nearly 95 percent of graduates remain in the early care and education (ECE)…