The Conversation

Racial gaps in college graduation widened under funding model meant to boost performance

Performance-based funding for colleges is widespread. But does it work? MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Performance-based funding – a policy in which states fund public ...
EdSource

First-year performance among top predictors of timely college graduation

First-year grade point average, the number of credits earned and whether students re-enroll at the same institution for a second year are among the strongest predictors of whether college and ...
Wall Street Journal

Giving Colleges an Incentive to Do Better for Students

While it is true that with federal Pell grants, colleges “have no incentive to improve graduation rates because the subsidies flow no matter how students fare” (“The Biden Plan to Raise College ...
Forbes

Women Continue To Outpace Men In College Enrollment And Graduation

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Nietzel, former college president, writes on higher education Nationwide, women comprised 58% of all college students in ...
WAFF

Alabama lawmakers propose performance-based funding to boost college graduation rates

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama legislators are currently drafting new legislation aimed at changing the funding model for colleges and universities across the state. The core of the new proposal ...