v1.7.7 - March 9, 2016

This patch release fixes keyboard accessibility issues with the search form, as described in #1518 and #1522.

v1.7.6 - March 9, 2016

This release includes:

• A fix for popular program percentage displays on school pages as reported in #1516
• A new data download base URL, as implemented in #1517

v1.7.5 - March 8, 2016

This release compliments a new data release from the Department of Education, and includes:

• Updated tests for new data
• Updated data documentation and links to new downloads
• CI status badges for the README
• A fix for the search interface that scrolls to the top of the results when pagination links are clicked, courtesy of @mark-adams

v1.7.3 - March 2, 2016

This is a patch release that upgrades Circle CI builds to PhantomJS 2.0, in an attempt to fix #1502.

v1.7.2 - March 2, 2016

• Replaces "College Choice" in data documentation with "College Scorecard"
• Fixes a regression in the display of race/ethnicity values on school pages (see #1504 and #1505)
• Adds and adjusts some JSHint flags to cut down on Hound CI chatter in tests

v1.7.1 - February 22, 2016

• Uses the correct data to populate each school's list of available programs. #1369
• Refactors our continuous integration tests to use Federalist public URLs rather than a local web server, which speeds up the tests and reduces their complexity.

v1.7.0 - February 10, 2016

This release includes:

• Improved contrast of school page sidebar buttons, courtesy of @stevenbuccini
• Improved keyboard accessibility of accordion elements on search forms and school pages
• Improvements to our continuous integration test scripts to prevent false positives
• A description HTML meta tag that should show up in Google search results
• Updated contacts in .about.yml

v1.6.0 - February 3, 2016

• Change site metadata to address Google search indexing and social media previews
• Make accordion elements keyboard-accessible (this didn't make the release cutoff)
• Update the JavaScript build documentation
• Update national statistics to include certificate schools
• Update ruby version to 2.2.3
• Removes legacy Cloud Foundry files

v1.5.1 - January 26, 2016

This release includes:

1. A new architecture diagram in the README
2. A fix for displayed retention rates in #1357
3. Tweaks to the JS linting configuration and code tweaks that should reduce @houndci's chattiness
4. Automated accessibility tests per #7, and a slew of WCAG 2.0 AA compliance fixes

v1.5.0 - January 19, 2016

This is our first release since the public launch in September, including the inclusion of primarily certificate degree-granting schools in search results, lots of little bug fixes, a shiny new test suite for the web site, and a slew of open source contributions from the public. Here's the run-down:

• Changes which schools are matched in search results, as described in #951
• Adds a "Certificate" indicator for <2-year schools
• Adds exhaustive browser/integration test suite using WebDriverIO, courtesy of the amazing @DavidEBest
• Adds a 404 page courtesy of the talented and patient @stevenbuccini
• Fixes some site copy, links, and assorted CSS issues (thanks to @jfredrickson, @MarinaMartin, @Pfhreak)
• Fixes some typos in our documentation (thanks to @alex, @engstrom, @justinleveck, @nacin, @onceuponatimeforever, and @wboykinm)
• Updates core JavaScript to work in both Node.js and browsers
• Adds minimal unit test suite for core JavaScript functionality
• Moves our continuous integration from Travis to Circle CI
• Adds linting configurations for JavaScript and SCSS for use by @houndci
• Now uses Ruby 2.2.3
• Adds more and better documentation of our front end development and testing practices
• Ensures that states are alphabetically ordered in state selection UIs
• Adds New Relic JavaScript analytics
• Updates robots.txt and 18F metadata in .about.yml