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The Attainment Agenda. State Policy Leadership in Higher Education.
Perna, Laura W.; Finney, Joni E.
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Description for The Attainment Agenda. State Policy Leadership in Higher Education.
The insights offered in The Attainment Agenda have important implications for public policymakers, college and university leaders, and educational researchers interested in ensuring sustained higher education attainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Although the federal government invests substantial resources into student financial aid, states have the primary responsibility for policies that raise overall higher educational attainment and improve equity across groups. The importance of understanding how states may accomplish these goals has never been greater, as educational attainment is increasingly required for economic and social well-being of individuals and society. Drawing on data collected from case studies of the relationship between public policy and higher education performance in five states-Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Texas, and Washington- The Attainment Agenda offers a framework for understanding how state public policy can effectively promote educational attainment. ... Read more
Although the federal government invests substantial resources into student financial aid, states have the primary responsibility for policies that raise overall higher educational attainment and improve equity across groups. The importance of understanding how states may accomplish these goals has never been greater, as educational attainment is increasingly required for economic and social well-being of individuals and society. Drawing on data collected from case studies of the relationship between public policy and higher education performance in five states-Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Texas, and Washington- The Attainment Agenda offers a framework for understanding how state public policy can effectively promote educational attainment. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421414065
SKU
V9781421414065
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99-50
About Perna, Laura W.; Finney, Joni E.
Laura W. Perna is a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and is editor and co-author of several books, including The State of College Access and Completion: Improving College Success for Students from Underrepresented Groups. Joni E. Finney is a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and ... Read more
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