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 Benefits of Attending Community College: A Review of the Evidence
This article reviews the existing literature on the economic and other benefits of attending community college and considers the methodological challenges associated with calculating earnings gains from attending a community college.
Faculty Validation and Persistence Among Nontraditional Community College Students
This paper examines the influence of validation by faculty on students’ sense of integration in college and intent to persist.
Referral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community Colleges
This paper analyzes patterns of student progression through sequences of developmental education starting from initial referral.
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.