Policy
Selected State Higher Education Publications
Alabama
No reports listed at this time
Alaska
No reports listed at this time
Arizona
2020 Vision: The Arizona University System Five-Year Strategic Plan 2010-2014
The Arizona Board of Regents
November 2008
Arkansas
Access to Success: Increasing Arkansas’s College Graduates Promotes Economic Development
Arkansas Task Force on Remediation, Retention, and Graduation Rates
August 2008
California
The Master Plan at 50: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts --- Coordinating Higher Education in California
California Legislative Analyst's Office
January 2010
Higher Education Budget Cuts: How are they Affecting Students?
California Postsecondary Education Commission
December 2009
The Master Plan at 50: Assessing California's Vision for Higher Education
California Legislative Analyst Office
November 2009
Crafting a Student-Centered Transfer Process in California: Lessons from Other States
Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy
August 2009
Technical Difficulties: Meeting California's Needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Fields
Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy
June 2009
Closing the Gap: Meeting California's Need for College Graduates Public Policy Institute of California
April 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: What Its Means for Higher Education
California Postsecondary Education Commission
March 2009
The Grades are In-2008: Is California Measuring Up?
Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies
February 2009
Beyond the Looking Glass: Assessing Performance in California Postsecondary Education
California Postsecondary Education Commission
March 2008
Colorado
2009 Legislative Report on Remedial Education
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
February 2010
An Evaluation of Colorado's College Opportunity Fund and Related Policies
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
May 2009
The Impact of Higher Education On the State of Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
December 2007
Connecticut
Connecticut Public Higher Education 2009 System Trends
State of Connecticut-Department of Higher Education
May 2009
Higher Education: Building Connecticut's Workforce
State of Connecticut-Department of Higher Education
April 2009
Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education 2009
State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education
March 2009
Delaware
No reports listed at this time
Florida
Closing the Talent Gap: A Business Perspective - What Florida Needs from its Talent Supply Chain
Florida Council of 100
January 2010
Proposing a Blueprint for Higher Education in Florida: Outlining the Way to a Long-Term Master Plan for Higher Education in Florida
Florida Board of Governors
January 2007
Strategic Plan: 2005-2013
Florida Board of Governors
June 2005
Georgia
University System of Georgia Strategic Plan Annual Report
University System of Georgia
2008
Idaho
No reports listed at this time
Illinois
No reports listed at this time
Indiana
Recommended Policies and Practices for Advancing Indiana’s System of Adult Education and Workforce Training
National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
January 2009
Iowa
Connecting Higher Education with the Future of Iowa
The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
October 2008
Hawaii
University of Hawaii System Strategic Outcomes and Performance Measure, 2008-2015
University of Hawaii System
May 2008
Kansas
No reports listed at this time
Kentucky
The Final Report of the Higher Education Work Group
Higher Education Work Group
November 2009
Expanding College Access and Affordability in the Commonwealth
Higher Education Work Group Commissioned by Gov. Steven Beshear
January 2009
Louisiana
University of Louisiana Economic and Community Impact Study
University of Louisiana System
April 2009
Higher Education Governance Structure: Louisiana's Options for Keeping Pace
Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc.
April 2009
Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education in Louisiana-Draft
Louisiana Board of Regents
March 2009
Maine
The University of Maine System and the Future of Maine: The Final Report and the Implementation Plan of the New Challenges, New Directions Initiative
University of Maine System
September 2009
Report of the Task Force: New Challenges, New Directions
University System of Maine
June 2009
New Challenges, New Stability: Achieving Long-term Fiscal Sustainability
University of Maine System
January 2009
Maryland
No reports listed at this time
Massachusetts
Campus Violence Prevention and Response: Best Practices for Massachusetts Higher Education
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
June 2008
Final Report from the Task Force on Student Financial Aid
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
October 2006
Final Report from the Task Force on Graduation Rates
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
June 2005
Michigan
Pulling the Plug on Michigan's Future: Why Draining Resources Hurt Tomorrow's Workforce
Michigan League for Human Services
August 2010
Michigan's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy: Second Annual Progress Report Michigan Future, Inc. and the University of Michigan
April 2009
Minnesota
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Strategic Plan 2008-2012
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
July 2008
Mississippi
No reports listed at this time
Missouri
Imperatives for Change: Building a Higher Education System for the 21st Century: A Coordinated Plan for the Missouri Higher Education System
Coordinating Board for Higher Education
July 2008
Higher Education Funding Task Force Report
Coordinating Board for Higher Education
June 2008
Montana
2010 and Beyond: Enrollment, Budget & System Initiatives
Montana University System
January 2009
Montana Board of Regents 2008 Strategic Plan
Montana Board of Regents
October 2008
Nebraska
2009 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report
Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
March 2009
New Hampshire
The Status of Higher Education in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
February 2009
Impact and Trends of New Hampshire’s Colleges and Universities
The New Hampshire Forum on the Future
2007
Nevada
Shaping Nevada’s Future: What the State Can Do to Invest in College Access and Success
Institute for Higher Education Policy
November 2008
University and Community College System of Nevada Master Plan
The University and Community College System of Nevada
February 2005
New Jersey
Garden State Dreams: In-state tuition for Undocumented Kids
New Jersey Policy Perspective
January 2010
New Jersey’s Strategic Plan for Higher Education: A Blueprint for Excellence
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
2007
New Mexico
Legislative Action Related to Higher Education
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2009
New York
Final Report of Findings and Recommendations, New York State Commission on Higher Education
New York State Commission on Higher Education
June 2008
North Carolina
Supplement to Long Range Planning 2004-2009
The University of North Carolina: Board of Governors
August 2006
North Dakota
Creating a University System for the 21st Century: North Dakota University System Strategic Plan
North Dakota University System
November 2005
Ohio
Third Report on the Condition of Higher Education in Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents
March 2010
Strategic Plan for Higher Education 2008-2017
Ohio Board of Regents
March 2008
Oklahoma
Report of the Oklahoma Higher Education Task Force on Student Retention
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
February 2002
Oregon
No reports listed at this time
Pennsylvania
The Cost of Higher Education in Pennsylvania
Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education, Pennsylvania Department of Higher Education
November 2008
Rhode Island
Final Report of the Task Force on Groups Underrepresented in Rhode Island Public Higher Education
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
November 2006
South Carolina
The Economic Return on Investment in South Carolina's Higher Education
The Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
August 2009
Leveraging Higher Education for a Stronger South Carolina
Higher Education Study Committee
March 2009
Final Report of the Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education
Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education
September 2006
South Dakota
South Dakota Public Higher Education System Opportunities Plan: A Report to the South Dakota Legislature
South Dakota Board of Regents
November 2006
Tennessee
College Completion Recommendations
Complete College America
January 2010
The Condition of Higher Education in Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
2005
Current Issues in Tennessee Higher Education and Public Policy
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
2004
Texas
Report of the Advisory Committee on Higher Education Cost Efficiencies
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
August 2010
Closing the Gaps by 2015: 2009 Progress Report
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
July 2009
Utah
No reports listed at this time
Vermont
Higher Expectations for Vermont: The Sixty Percent Solution
Vermont Commission on Higher Education Funding
December 2009
Public Higher Education in Vermont: Maximizing the State's Investment
Governor's Task Force on Higher Education
November 2009
Vermont State Colleges: Strategic Priorities: 2008-2013
Vermont State Colleges
August 2008
Virginia
2010-11 Tuition and Fees at Virginia's State-Supported Colleges and Universities
State Council for Higher Education for Virginia
July 2010
Study of the Economic Impact of Virginia Public Higher Education
Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service--University of Virginia
September 2009
2009-10 Tuition and Fees at Virginia's State-Supported Colleges and Universities
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
July 2009
Can Virginia lead the way in shaping a future of opportunity and prosperity in the knowledge-based global economy?
Grow by Degrees
June 2009
Toward Affordability: Policy Recommendations for Virginia Higher Education
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
January 2009
Advancing Virginia: Access, Alignment & Investment: The 2007-13 Strategic Plan for Higher Education in Virginia
State Council for Higher Education for Virginia
2007
Washington
Transfer and Articulation in Higher Education
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
February 2009
The 2008 Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education in Washington
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
December 2007
West Virginia
Economic Impact of West Virginia Higher Education Institutions
West Virginia University
May 2010
Economic Impact of West Virginia Higher Education Institutions-Fact Sheet
West Virginia University
May 2010
Final Report of the PROMISE Scholarship Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
2009
Wisconsin
Research to Jobs Task Force Report
University of Wisconsin System
September 2009
Addressing Opportunity in Wisconsin’s Four-Year Universities: A Comparative Analysis of State College Access Programs
Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE)
January 2009
A Growth Agenda for Wisconsin: Growing People, Jobs, and Communities
University of Wisconsin System
2007
Wyoming
No reports listed at this time
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