Publications

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Book

Jones, T., Jones, S., Elliott, K. C., Owens, L., Assalone, A. E., & Gandara, D. (2017). Outcomes based funding and race in higher education: Can equity be bought? Palgrave Macmillan.

Book Chapters

Garcia, G. A., Rodriguez, A., Hernandez-Reyes, Elliott, K. C. J., Jones, J., & Njoku, N. (2025). Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Education Policy and Politics. In L. Cohen-Vogel, P. Youngs, & J. Scott (Eds.), AERA Handbook of Education Policy Research, 2nd Volume.

Elliott, K. C., Preston, D., Jones, T., & Haynes, L. (2022).  Fueling and tracking student success: Changing the approach to student success for the future of HBCU funding. In G. B. Crosby, K. A. White, M. A. Chanay, & A. A. Hilton (Eds.). Imagining the future: Historically Black Colleges and Universities – A matter of survival. Emerald Publishing.

Elliott, K. C., Warshaw, J. B., & deGregory, C. A. (2021). Historically Black Community Colleges: A descriptive profile and call for future context-based research. In D. L. Floyd, C., Salinas, E. Swingle, M. J. Zeledón-Pérez, S. Barhoum, & G. Ramdin, (Eds.), Graduate students’ research about community colleges: A guide for publishing, (pp. 110-124). Routledge.

Elliott, K. C., Salinas, C. S., Jr., Torrens, O., & Camacho, L., Jr. (2018). No role models: The experience of Black and Latino men in a mentorship program at a minority serving community college. In J. McClinton, D. S. Mitchell, T. Carr, & M. A. Melton (Eds.), Mentoring at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Theory, Design, Practice, and Impact. Information Age Publishing.

Journal Articles Technical Reports and Briefs

Camacho, L., Elliott, K. C., & Salinas, C (2023). I need these credentials: Black and Latino men navigate oppression and privilege as a part of their community college educational landing spaces. Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity, 9(1), p.91-117. DOI: 10.15763/issn.2642-2387.2023.9.1.91-117

Byon, A. H., Preston, D. C., Assalone, A. E., & Elliott, K.C. (2023). The role of advocacy organizations in student activism: Black lives matter and stop anti-Asian hate. New Directions for Student Success. 2022(180), 71-81. DOI: 10.1002/ss.20449

Taylor, S. D., Jones, M. D., Elliott, K. C., Muhammad, B., Corbett, E., Steib, S. (2022). Special issue: Similar challenges in a different setting: Racism and higher education in prison. Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity (1), 10-14. DOI: 10.15763/issn.2642-2387.2022.8.1.9-14

Elliott, K. C., Warshaw, J., & deGregory, C. A. (2019). Historically Black Community Colleges: A descriptive profile and call for future context-based research. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 43(10-11), 770-784. DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2019.1600612

Salinas, C. S., Jr., Elliott, K. C., Allen, K., McEwan, D., King, C., & Boldon, C. (2018). The role of spirituality for Black male community college students. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 42(7-8), 504-518. DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2018.1429961

Technical Reports and Briefs

Nalley, J., Elliott, K. C. & Chavez, A. (2025). Breaking Barriers in Career and Technical Education: Centering Black Students in Perkins Reauthorization. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Nalley, J., Elliott, K. C. & Finnie, G. S. (2025). Five Principles to Support Black Workers and Learners in Pathways to Non-Degree Credentials. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation & Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (2025). Forward Together: The Black Policy Playbook for an Equitable America.

Elliott, K. C. & Dacres, B. (2025). Equity and Emergency: COVID-10 Relief Funding at Historically and Predominantly Black Community Colleges in the South. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Hernandez-Reyes, J., Byon, A., & Elliott, K. C. (2024). Improving Titles III & V of the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color and Students From Low-Income Backgrounds. The Education Trust.

Truong, N., & Elliott, K. C. (2024). ​​​ Equity at the Center: How Federal Policymakers Can Support Diverse Student Populations in CTE Pathways Through High-Quality Data. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Elliott, K. C. (2023). Building a More Inclusive Agenda: A Survey of Congressional Priorities Across Race — Priorities for Workers and Learners. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Byon, A., & Elliott, K. C. (2022). Equity First: Priorities for Higher Education Partnerships and Investments. The Education Trust.

Williams, B., et al. (2022). For Student Parents, The Biggest Hurdles to A Higher Education are Costs and Finding Child Care. The Education Trust.

Elliott, K. C., et al. (2022). A Toolkit for advancing college opportunity for justice-impacted students. The Education Trust.

Elliott, K. C., Haynes, L., & Jones, T. (2021). Re-imagining outcomes-based funding: Using metrics to foster higher education equity. The Education Trust.

Elliott, K. C., Haynes, L., & Jones, T. (2021). Re-imagining outcomes-based funding: State-level handbook. The Education Trust.

Elliott, K. C. & Jones, T. J. (2021). Ensuring a more equitable future: The Role of colleges in educating students to become change agents. Postsecondary Value Commission.

Elliott, K. C. & Jones, T. J. (2019). Creating accountability for college access and success: Recommendations for the Higher Education Act and beyond. The Education Trust.

Editorials and Blogs

Finnie, G. S., & Elliott, K. C. (2024). Charting a Path to Increased Federal Accountability Through WIOA Reauthorization. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Elliott, K. C. (2023). A Congressional Survey of Workers’ and Learners’ Priorities. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Elliott, K. C. & Jones, T. (19 May 2021). Beyond Dollars and Cents. Inside Higher Ed.

Elliott, K. C. & Jones, T. (19 May 2021). Beyond Dollars and Cents. The Westside Gazette.

Elliott, K. C., & Haynes, L. (13 Mar 2020). HBCU Settlement: What’s the Hold Up? Baltimore, MD: The Afro-American Newspapers.

Anthony, M. Jr., & Elliott, K. C. (11 Sep 2019). Broken mirrors II: How many Latino students are at public colleges and universities? Not as many as there should be. The Education Trust.

Jones, T., & Elliott, K. C. (5 Sep 2019). How policymakers can help higher education better serve students. The Education Trust.

Elliott, K. C., & Shatara, L. H. (2018). Your liberation is bound up in mine: Bringing our whole selves to EDU 342. Women, Gender, and Families of Color, 6(1), 37-42.

Elliott, K. C., Gregory, B. R., & deGregory, C. A. (2018). Yet with a steady beat: Advocating Historically Black Colleges and Universities as Black women in the age of Trump’s America. Women, Gender, and Families of Color, 6(1), 12-17.

deGregory, C. A., & Elliott, K. C. (2018). Plenty of room: HBCUs strike balance between accessibility and exclusivity. HBCU Times.

Owens, L.R., & Elliott, K.C. (2017). Can equity be bought? HBCUs and outcomes-based funding. The Education Trust.

Elliott, K. (2015). Family honors brother 42 years after tragic death at state park. The Westside Gazette.