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News and Insights: Why Do Metrics Matter?
By Darcie Harvey Nothing seems to make eyes glaze over faster than the discussion of measurement and data metrics. For someone working outside the world of data this topic can appear dry and technical; however, metrics are crucial to our basic understanding of how our public institutions of higher education are funded, whether students are…
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Privacy of Personal Information The Higher Education Finance Reform initiative is a project of College Futures Foundation (the “Foundation”). The Foundation is committed to the responsible use of personal information collected from and about grantees, students, staff, business partners and others who provide such information to us and to compliance with both state and federal…
News and Insights: Capital Finance an Important Piece of the Puzzle for California’s Higher Education Goals
New Report – Paying for Space: A Brief Framing the Issues and Opportunities in Capital Finance for Higher Education in California The debate about how much it will cost to ensure that California’s public higher education systems can meet all students’ needs often focuses on the funds needed for regular operations—items like employee salaries, benefits,…
News and Insights: Getting Off the Higher Education Finance See-Saw
By Jane Wellman A college education is one of the best investments a California family can make. A diploma from one of our public universities remains one of the greatest opportunities many families have to make a good living and contribute to a prosperous future. Many people are rightly concerned that this opportunity is increasingly…
News and Insights: Predictable Tuition Costs Would Help Families and Universities Plan for the Future
By Darcie Harvey As any parent with teenagers knows, paying for college is hard and the nagging worry of “do I have enough saved” fuels many sleepless nights. Recently, there has been heightened public dialogue about the price of public higher education and some states are exploring alternative tuition policies, including free college. However, what…
Resource: Paying for Space: A Brief Framing the Issues and Opportunities in Capital Finance for Higher Education in California
Download The debate about how much it will cost to ensure that California’s public higher education systems can meet all students’ needs often focuses on the funds needed for regular operations—items like employee salaries, benefits, and other regular operating costs. But there is another massive expense looming on the horizon: an immense and pressing need…