Summaries of the design, planning, and implementation of performance funding programs in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington reveal the challenges and opportunities of this reform approach. Performance measures and objectives and the history of the program in each…

Performance indicators used for state funding, past and present, of public colleges in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington are reviewed to explore their intent and implications and to provide information for policymakers considering introducing or revising…

A 1996 survey of state policymakers and public college representatives in states with performance funding (Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee) is presented. Although differences exist across states in a number of areas, findings challenge the assumption of an irreconcilable gap between…

This report provides information on all approved programs offered at Colorado's public postsecondary institutions as of December 31, 1993, including the 44 programs approved during the past year. There are currently 1,086 approved, operating degree programs in Colorado's public postsecondary system: 803 at four-year institutions and 283 at…

This report presents findings from the annual tuition and fee survey of public two- and four-year colleges and universities in the state of Colorado. It presents the survey findings in a comparative summary format. The report shows that all governing boards complied with all the policies set forth by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.…

This report evaluates the status of certain aspects of public higher education in Colorado including educational excellence, educational access and diversity, efficiency in the delivery of education, and adequacy of resources for the delivery of education. Specific information is provided on the following: (1) American College Testing and…

This document is a companion statistical data appendix to the "Scorecard on Colorado Public Higher Education" which examined the following aspects of public higher education in the state of Colorado: educational excellence; educational access and diversity; efficiency in the delivery of education; and adequacy of resources for the…

This report summarizes data showing trends in ethnic minority diversity in Colorado public higher education for the years 1985-86 through 1990-91. Data are reported in narrative and tabular form by ethnic group for statewide student enrollment, undergraduate transfers, degrees and certificates awarded, full-time professional employment, and…

This report reviews the status of certain aspects of public higher education in Colorado in order to provide educators, public policymakers, and the public a measurement of the performance of Colorado college students and the higher education system as a whole. Data is provided on students, degrees, faculty, and higher education finance. The…