Creating an Ideal State-Federal Data Partnership to Improve Policymaking Related to College Affordability. State-Federal Partnerships in Postsecondary Education / Brian Prescott, Demaree Michelau and Patrick Lane.
College affordability, like many other postsecondary policy areas, requires coordinated federal and state policies built on coordinated information. While the potential for partnerships between states and the federal government is endless and often includes missed opportunities, this paper reimagine...
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| Summary: | College affordability, like many other postsecondary policy areas, requires coordinated federal and state policies built on coordinated information. While the potential for partnerships between states and the federal government is endless and often includes missed opportunities, this paper reimagines one form of federalism in higher education through more effective data partnerships to inform affordability policies. It (1) conceptualizes affordability as a concept lacking a consensus for how it is defined; (2) identifies challenges in addressing college affordability policy with existing data; (3) suggests ways that federal and state government could collectively work to provide clearer information about affordability; and (4) provides recommendations for both state and federal policymakers to create more effective data partnerships to produce a more complete picture of how affordability is constructed, leading to a more informed dialogue about what affordability looks like, and eventually to improved policies. |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Education Commission of the States. ECS Distribution Center, 700 Broadway Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203-3460. Tel: 303-299-3692; Fax: 303-296-8332; e-mail: ecs@ecs.org; Web site: http://www.ecs.org. Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Sponsoring Agency: Lumina Foundation. Abstractor: ERIC. Educational level discussed: Higher Education. Educational level discussed: Postsecondary Education. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (32 pages) |
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