Our Work

State Transfer Policy Standards Project

Background States must adopt an equity-focused approach to transfer policies to address racial equity gaps and make progress toward attainment goals in postsecondary education. State higher education agencies should assess transfer performance based on race and income and establish standards for creating equitable transfer policies. Recognizing this need, the State Higher Education Executive Offers Association (SHEEO), in partnership with the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (Gardner…

State Authorization Surveys

From 2011 to 2018, SHEEO provided a directory of agencies and individuals responsible for implementing state postsecondary quality assurance laws in the 50 U.S. States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as a compendium of state laws and regulations. This role has been turned over to NC-SARA.

Capacity Building Grant

Support for SHEEO to reevaluate its approach to fulfilling its mission within a changing national policy context.

State Postsecondary Attainment Academy

The Attainment Academy is a collaboration between SHEEO and Education Strategy Group (ESG) to support states’ efforts to achieve attainment goals.

Adult Promise

SHEEO is working with 15 states to design and implement promise-type financial aid programs geared toward adult learners over the age of 25.

Project Pipeline Repair: Restoring Minority Male Participation and Persistence in Educator Preparation Programs

Project Pipeline Repair is a collaboration among four state agencies and one selected historically black college and university (HBCU) in their respective states.  It seeks to address persistent shortages and lack of diversity in the education profession.

Public Investment in Higher Education: Research, Strategies, and Policy Implications

SHEEO undertook a systematic review of the research on the effects of public spending on student outcomes and coordinated an eight-week webinar series in which new original research was presented.

Postsecondary Data Partnership Assistance to Community Colleges

This project increases the capacity of Jobs for the Future Student Success Centers and their participating colleges to use data from the Postsecondary Data Partnership to improve student success.

Quality Assurance and Improvement

SHEEO, in collaboration with the National Association of System Heads (NASH), conducted an environmental scan of the existing landscape of approaches utilized to assess and assure the quality of higher education institutions and higher education credentials at the state level.