ERIC Number: ED660641
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jan
Pages: 19
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State Priorities for Higher Education in 2024
Tom Harnisch; Rachel Burns; Kelsey Heckert; Kelsey Kunkle; Dustin Weeden
State Higher Education Executive Officers
Public higher education leaders have entered 2024 aided by tailwinds of fiscal stability in many states and a strong national economy, but some challenges of the post-pandemic era remain, including strengthening the value proposition of higher education, building public trust, and meeting changing economic and workforce needs. This paper presents the top state policy priorities for 2024 based on a survey of members of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) during the first half of November 2023. This paper is not an exhaustive list of state higher education policy issues for 2024 but represents those most likely to affect state higher education communities in the year ahead. College affordability, for example, remains a long-term concern, while other topics, such as enrollment decline, are driven by the current higher education context. Additional information and context for these issues and trends has been provided through scans of state legislative activity, policy reports, and news articles.
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, Public Colleges, State Aid, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, Public Opinion, Graduation Rate, Declining Enrollment, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, Accountability, School Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Higher Education
State Higher Education Executive Officers. 3035 Center Green Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301. Tel: 303-541-1600; Fax: 303-541-1639; e-mail: sheeo@sheeo.org; Web site: http://www.sheeo.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)
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