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Much of the twentieth century saw broad political support for public funding of American higher education. Liberals supported public investment because it encou

Ultimately, the authors recommend that states create new ways of helping colleges with many at-risk students, define performance indicators and measures better

Americans now obtain college degrees at a higher rate than at any time in recent decades in the hopes of improving their career prospects. At the same time, the

Universities tend to be judged by the test scores of their incoming students and not on what students actually learn once they attend these institutions. While

"One of the striking ways in which state governments have pursued better performance in public higher education is through the use of performance funding. Perfo