Aligning Community College State Finance Policy to Advance Equitable Attainment

The community college sector has worked closely with researchers to generate evidence on a range of policy and practice reforms that improve student outcomes, and in some cases to estimate the institutional costs (and benefits) of these reforms. Meanwhile, community colleges must contend with a myriad of revenue streams that are governed by sometimes conflicting policies and rarely provide consistent, effective funding or incentives to support evidence-based practices. This session will explore avenues to better align state finance policy (base and categorical funding) to advance the adoption and implementation of evidence-based reforms and drive more equitable attainment.