The measure of legislative professionalization I developed was first published a quarter
century ago. Since then, updates have appeared periodically. In this note, I briefly document …

Today, 35 states use performance-based funding models tying appropriations directly to
educational outcomes. Financial incentives should induce colleges to improve performance …

Neoliberal theories—whether the new public management, principal-agent theory, or
performance management—have provided the rationale for sweeping reforms in the …

Objective: Performance funding (PF) policies allocate a portion of state funding to colleges
based on student outcomes. This study is the first to account for policy type and design …

More states are using performance-based funding (PBF) systems in an effort to incentivize
public colleges to operate more effectively. Responding to concerns about equity, states are …

Eight states currently have bans on affirmative action, yet little research has focused on the
characteristics of states that predict ban adoption. To begin filling this gap in the literature, I …

Objective: Dual enrollment has become a significant portion of community college
enrollment throughout the country. Some scholars have argued that dual enrollment …

Neoliberal ideas–whether the new public management (NPM), principal-agent theory (or
agency theory), or performance management–have provided the rationale for sweeping …

Objective: An increasing number of states are adopting performance-based funding (PBF)
systems for their public colleges, but there are concerns that PBF dissuades colleges from …

Objective: We investigate whether performance funding—an increasingly prevalent state
policy that allocates appropriations based on outcomes that prioritize retention and …