Washington State Student Achievement Initiative: Achievement Points Analysis for Academic Years 2007–2011
This paper examines the performance of Washington State’s two-year colleges under the Student Achievement Initiative, a policy to reward colleges for improvements in student achievement.
Measuring Efficiency in the Community College Sector
This paper gives a preferred economic definition of college efficiency—fiscal and social cost per degree—and assesses the validity of using IPEDS data to calculate efficiency for a community college system.
The Impacts of State Performance Funding Systems on Higher Education Institutions: Research Literature Review and Policy Recommendations
Over the past three decades, almost half of all states have implemented some form of performance funding in an effort …
Performance Incentives to Improve Community College Completion: Learning From Washington State’s Student Achievement Initiative
This policy brief examines key issues raised by Washington State’s experience with the Student Achievement Initiative model of performance funding for community and technical colleges.
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.