April 10, 2019
Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Strengthening Accountability to Protect Students and Taxpayers
by David Tandberg
Testimony Provided to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions I have been asked to address the issue of accountability in higher education. Among its many obligations, government has one central role in society: The provision of the public good. Higher education benefits society generally, and college graduates directly, in a multitude of ways. In those regards, the U.S. higher education system is performing exceptionally well.…
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SHEF 2018 Case Study: Ten Years Out: State Recovery from the Great Recession
by Sophia Laderman
This case study provides an analysis of how well states have recovered from the Great Recession. We consider the depth of cuts in state funding, recovery of total educational revenues and the sources of that recovery, and changes in state financial aid.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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