May 25, 2023
For the first time, state funding to public colleges exceeds per-student funding levels seen prior to the Great Recession
The latest State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report finds that in 2022, public higher education appropriations increased 4.9% beyond inflation, surpassing pre-recession per-student funding levels for the first time since 2008. The SHEF report also finds that fiscal year 2022 saw the second largest public FTE enrollment decline since the start of the SHEF dataset in 1980, and tuition revenue continued to decline. After a short recession in 2020 due…
Read moreApril 9, 2019
SHEF 2018 Case Study: Fiscal Challenges in Illinois
by Andy Carlson
Higher education finance data for Illinois continues to be an outlier in the 2018 SHEF report. This case study provides context behind the significant increases in Illinois’ state support and explains how the SHEF data handle Illinois’ lack of a budget in 2016 and 2017.
Read moreApril 9, 2019
SHEF 2018 Case Study: State Budget Drivers: Slow Revenue Growth and Increased Expenditure Competition
by Dustin Weeden
Higher education spending has struggled to recover to pre-recession levels. This case study explores some of the revenue and expenditure drivers that have led to this slow recovery.
Read moreApril 9, 2019
New report finds state funding for higher education has only halfway recovered in the decade since the Great Recession
The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report examines the trends, context, and consequences of state higher education funding decisions in FY 2018. CONTACT:Annahita Jimmersonajimmerson@sheeo.org (303)541-1602 BOULDER, Colorado — Despite the American economic outlook having improved considerably, state funding for higher education has only halfway recovered in the ten years since the Great Recession, a new report released today by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) finds. The 2018…
Read moreApril 8, 2019
Webinar: SHEEO/Credential Engine: Transparency and Credential Literacy in the Marketplace
Through an increasing array of credentials – degrees, licenses, badges and apprenticeships – job seekers, students, and workers have more options than ever to help them get ahead, but a vast and complex credential marketplace to navigate. Many higher education leaders struggle to access and evaluate the data needed to ensure that institutional credentials are meeting state educational and economic goals. Join us to learn about how Credential Engine uses…
Read moreApril 2, 2019
SHEEO Releases New Strategic Plan, Redesigned Website to Support and Advocate for State Higher Education Policy Leadership
CONTACT:Annahita Jimmersonajimmerson@sheeo.org (303)541-1602 BOULDER, Colorado, April 2, 2019 — The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) released a new strategic plan today that will guide the organization’s work through 2023 in support of its membership: the chief executives of statewide governing, policy and coordinating boards of postsecondary education and their staffs across the country. In tandem with the plan’s release, SHEEO also launched a redesigned website to better connect to and share…
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