Assessing Progress toward Meeting the Goals of "The Illinois Commitment" [electronic resource] : Performance Indicators, 2003 Annual Report.
This is the first report on the performance indicators adopted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education in February 2003 to assess progress toward the six goals of "The Illinois Commitment." This imitative is a work in progress that will be implemented and refined over multiple years. Thi...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This is the first report on the performance indicators adopted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education in February 2003 to assess progress toward the six goals of "The Illinois Commitment." This imitative is a work in progress that will be implemented and refined over multiple years. This first report focuses on the statewide and "common" institutional indicators for which data are currently available. Data about these indicators indicate that Illinois colleges and universities are facing a growing and more diverse student population. Increasing enrollments and changing demographics will challenge higher education institutions in coming years. Higher levels of education are required in the "knowledge economy," and the demand will place pressures on the higher education system to respond. The educational capacity of Illinois exceeds that of the national average on many measures, but more effort is needed to further enhance educational participation and attainment levels. Funding constraints of recent years have contributed to tuition increases that fuel both affordability and fiscal accountability concerns. Greater reliance on student loans and a widening of the affordability gap for low-income students may hinder a student's access to, and choice among, higher education opportunities. Policy implications are discussed for each of the goals of the Illinois Commitment: (1) economic growth; (2) partnerships with P-12 education; (3) affordability; (4) access and diversity; (5) quality; and (6) productivity and accountability. Appendixes list effective practices reported by institutions and data sources and definitions and provide institutional data. (Contains 60 exhibits.) (SLD) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED482380. |
| Physical Description: | 130 pages. |