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Blanca Vega

January 2013

Accounting for Higher Education Accountability: Political Origins of State Performance Funding for Higher Education

This article discusses political forces that shaped performance funding policies in eight states: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, California, and Nevada.
February 2011

The Politics of Performance Funding in Eight States: Origins, Demise, and Change

This report discusses political forces that shaped performance funding policies in eight states: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, California, and Nevada.
January 2011

Popular but Unstable: Explaining Why State Performance Funding Systems in the United States Often Do Not Persist

The experiences of three states that dropped performance funding (Missouri, Washington, and Florida) are contrasted with those of a fourth (Tennessee) that has retained it more than 30 years.
October 2010

The Political Origins of State-Level Performance Funding for Higher Education: The Cases of Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington

This report examines the origins of state performance funding in six states and concludes by drawing lessons for policymakers.
September 2010

Undocumented Immigrants and State Higher Education Policy: The Politics of In-State Tuition Eligibility in Texas and Arizona

The eligibility of undocumented students to apply for in-state tuition varies by state. This article analyzes the political origins of divergent responses among states, drawing on the advocacy coalition framework and policy entrepreneurship theory of policymaking.

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January 2013

Accounting for Higher Education Accountability: Political Origins of State Performance Funding for Higher Education

February 2011

The Politics of Performance Funding in Eight States: Origins, Demise, and Change

January 2011

Popular but Unstable: Explaining Why State Performance Funding Systems in the United States Often Do Not Persist

October 2010

The Political Origins of State-Level Performance Funding for Higher Education: The Cases of Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington

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