Browsing Publications by Subject "Finance and Economics"
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Making the Nation's Investment in Student Access and Success Part I: Refocusing the HEA Reauthorization to Reflect the Priorities of Higher Education Policy Analysts and Researchers
(2004-04-26)In this two-part study, the authors asked 203 of the nation's most active higher education researchers and policy analysts to respond to 86 current ideas for expanding and increasing student success. According to the ... -
Making the Nation's Investment in Student Access and Success Part II: Reorienting the HEA Reauthorization to Reflect What Research-Based Knowledge Says about What Works
(2004-04-26)In this two-part study, the authors asked 203 of the nation's most active higher education researchers and policy analysts to respond to86 current ideas for expanding and increasing student success.According to the ... -
New Approaches to Improving College Access, Persistence, and Success: Three Exemplary Postsecondary Opportunity Programs
(2010-01)Many factors prevent individuals -- underrepresented students in particular -- from enrolling in college and pursuing a postsecondary degree. As a result, admissions applications, enrollments, and graduation rates fall ... -
A Simple Unifying Measure of State Support for Higher Education
(2007-04)Conflicting measures of state support for higher education create confusion and misunderstanding that convolute debates about states' postsecondary education funding. The use of multiple measures is largely unnecessary, ... -
The (Un)Productivity of American Higher Education: From "Cost Disease" to Cost-Effectiveness
(2010-12)Productivity in academic degrees granted by American colleges and universities is declining. While there is some evidence this is caused by an uncontrollable "cost disease," this study examines two additional explanations. ... -
The Wisconsin Covenant: Toward a Truly Merit-Based System of Higher Education
(2007-05-09)Governor Doyle recently proposed the Wisconsin Covenant to make college more accessible to low-income residents. This policy brief explains why this is an important goal and how the proposal should be designed to best ...