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SHEEO Publications
Access all of SHEEO's most recent publications, including reports and briefs, organized by year published.
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Basic Needs Data Academy
SHEEO’s latest state policy academy is focused on supporting states in expanding data capacity and developing policy infrastructure for integrating and using basic needs information in state postsecondary data systems.
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Government Relations
A compilation of SHEEO federal advocacy activities, including sign-on letters, op-eds, and other key documents.
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SHEEO welcomes McGuire and Castrejón as State Policy Interns
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is pleased to welcome Adalberto “Beto” Castrejón and Lauren McGuire as State Policy Interns this summer. Over the next few months, Beto will support SHEEO’s Examining Funding Models for Unintentional Disparities project, including synthesizing curated equitable funding research for state policymakers and highlighting actionable steps SHEEO agencies can take toward analyzing existing higher education funding structures. Lauren will support SHEEO’s Strong Foundations project, where…
Read moreSHEEO launches national initiative to expand postsecondary education for justice-impacted students
Five states to join the multi-state learning community The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) today announced the launch of a new, national initiative aimed at expanding access to quality postsecondary education for justice-impacted students across the United States. The initiative follows the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students in July 2023 — a pivotal policy shift opening new doors to educational opportunity. With support from Ascendium Education…
Read moreState funding to public colleges sees a minimal increase beyond inflation
FY24 brought increases in state financial aid, large declines in tuition revenue The latest State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report finds that in 2024, public higher education appropriations per full-time equivalent (FTE) increased 0.8% beyond inflation, surpassing pre-COVID-19 pandemic funding levels in 2019 by 17.9%. The SHEF report also finds that public FTE enrollment increased for the first time after 12 consecutive years of declines. Yet fiscal year 2024 marks the…
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