Determinants of Students’ Success: The Role of Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment Programs
Using data from two cohorts of all high school students in Florida and controlling for schools’ and students’ characteristics, this NCPR working paper examines the relative power of AP and dual enrollment in predicting students’ college access and success.
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.
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.
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.
Continuity and Change in Long-Lasting State Performance Funding Systems for Higher Education: The Cases of Tennessee and Florida
This paper examines how performance funding systems in two states with long-lasting systems have changed over time and what political and social conditions explain the changes.
