Policy Matters Previous Years

2009 

• Top 10 State Policy Issues for Higher Education in 2009 - January 2009 (View PDF)
• Policy Measures to Contain Textbook Costs - March 2009 (View PDF)
• State Early Commitment Programs: A Contract for College Success? - May 2009 (View PDF)
• Update on Graduation Rate Reporting: Issues and Opportunities - June 2009 (View PDF)
• College and University Mergers: Recent Trends - July 2009 (View PDF)
• Student Loan Forgiveness Programs: An Evolving Workforce Development Tool - September 2009 (View PDF)
• Implementing the Post-9/11 GI Bill: Lessons Learned and Emerging Issues - November 2009 (View PDF)

 

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2008 

• Top 10 State Policy Issues for Higher Education in 2008 - January 2008 (View PDF)
• The Public Realities of Private Student Loans - April 2008 (View PDF) 
• The State College Role in Advancing Environmental Sustainability: Policies, Programs and Practices - June 2008 (View PDF)
• Enhancing College Student Success Through Developmental Education - August 2008 (View PDF)
• Tapping State College Research and Development Capacity in Support of State Economic Development - October 2008 (View PDF)
• The 2008 Elections: Implications for State Colleges - November 2008 (View PDF)
• Dedicated funding for higher education: Alternatives for tough economic times - December 2008 (View PDF)
• Concealed Weapons on State College Campuses: In Pursuit of Individual Liberty and Collective Security - December 2008 (View PDF)

  

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2007 

• Wrestling Rising Costs with Innovation - January 2007 (View PDF)
• Tuition Discounting - February 2007 (View PDF) 
• Update on Advanced Placement - April 2007 (View PDF)
• The Path to Prosperity: A Policy of Investment - May 2007 (View PDF)
• Student Loans and Public Accountability - July 2007 (View PDF)
• In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants: States' Rights and Educational Opportunity - August 2007 (View PDF)
• Domestic Partnership Benefits: Equity, Fairness, and Competitive Advantage - October 2007 (View PDF)

  

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2006 

• 2006 Shaping Up as a "Keeping Up" Year in the States - January 2006 (View PDF)
• Addressing the Needs of Adult Learners - February 2006 (View PDF)
• States Finances Strong Today, But Big Tests Loom - March 2006 (View PDF)
• Faculty Trends and Issues - April 2006 (View PDF)
• High School Coursework: Policy Trends and Implications for Higher Education - July 2006 (View PDF)
• Student Debt Burden - August 2006 (View PDF)
• The Spellings Commission and the States - September 2006 (View PDF)
• Teacher Induction Programs: Trends and Opportunities - October 2006 (View PDF)
• State Colleges and Universities and the 2006 Election - November 2006 (View PDF)

  

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 2005 

• Improving Conditions, Tough Competition—The Year Ahead - January 2005 (View PDF)
• Preparing Students for Success in College - February 2005 (View PDF)
• Lifting the Weight of College Textbook Costs - March 2005 (View PDF)
• Reviving the Culture Wars on Campus - April 2005 (View PDF)
• The Facts--and Fictions--About Teachers Shortages - May 2005 (View PDF)
• Should Undocumented Immigrants Have Access to In-State Tuition? - June 2005 (View PDF)
• Developing Transfer and Articulation Policies That Make a Difference - July 2005 (View PDF)
• Public Universities Get Breathing Room in Their Budgets, But Remain in the Hot Seat - August 2005 (View PDF)
• Connecting Higher Education, Public Opinion, and Public Policy - September 2005 (View PDF)
• Higher Education Role in Solving the National Nursing Shortage - October 2005 (View PDF)
• Strengthening the Science and Mathematics Pipeline for a Better America - November/December 2005 (View PDF)

  

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2004 

• Update on the Community College Baccalaureate - July 2004 (View PDF)
• State Fiscal Conditions and Higher Education Funding: Improvement Now, Trouble Ahead - August 2004 (View PDF)
• Presidential Searches and Sunshine Laws - September 2004 (View PDF)
• State-Level Assessment of Student Learning - October 2004 (View PDF)
• Looking Back, Looking Ahead: State Colleges and Universities and the 2004 Elections - November 2004 (View PDF)
• Graduation Rates as a Measure of Student Performance: Why Now? Why Not? What Needs to be Done? - December 2004 (View PDF)