ERIC Number: EJ1036932
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
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Market-Based Higher Education: Does Colorado's Voucher Model Improve Higher Education Access and Efficiency?
Hillman, Nicholas W.; Tandberg, David A.; Gross, Jacob P. K.
Research in Higher Education, v55 n6 p601-625 Sep 2014
In 2004, Colorado introduced the nation's first voucher model for financing public higher education. With state appropriations now allocated to students, rather than institutions, state officials expect this model to create cost efficiencies while also expanding college access. Using difference-in-difference regression analysis, we find limited evidence that these outcomes occurred within the 4-year sector; however, the policy increased cost efficiencies among community college and reduced college access for some underrepresented groups. The paper discusses the challenges of applying market-based reforms to public higher education.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Vouchers, Models, Access to Education, State Aid, Regression (Statistics), Disproportionate Representation, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Efficiency
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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