Performance Accountability Systems for Community Colleges: Lessons for the Voluntary Framework of Accountability for Community Colleges
This report discusses findings and implications of a study commissioned by the College Board to inform the development of the Voluntary Framework of Accountability for Community Colleges.
The Demise of Higher Education Performance Funding Systems in Three States
To investigate the unstable institutionalization of performance funding in higher education, this paper examines the cessation of performance funding programs in Illinois, Washington, and Florida.
Formative Evaluation of the Student Achievement Initiative “Learning Year”
This report presents findings from an independent qualitative review of Washington State’s Student Achievement Initiative, which rewards colleges for improvements in student outcomes.
From Compliance to Capacity Building: Community Colleges and Federal Workforce Education Policy
In this paper, the author argues for a new paradigm in federal workforce education policy, one that privileges capacity-building over compliance.
Fifty States of Achieving the Dream: State Policies to Enhance Access to and Success in Community Colleges Across the United States
This report describes what policies all 50 states have in place with respect to key community college practices in three main areas: access, success, and performance accountability.