Four Decades of Performance Funding and Counting

Li, Amy Y.

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“…As of Fiscal Year 2020, 32 states were operating a performance funding policy for at least some public colleges (Ortagus et al, 2020). Despite the prevalence of PF, research suggests that the policy has had limited success to this point in achieving its targeted goal of improving college completion (e.g., Bell et al, 2018;Hillman et al, 2015;Kelchen, 2018b;Li, 2021;Ortagus et al, 2020;Rutherford & Rabovsky, 2014;Umbricht et al, 2017).…”

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“…This provided a strong incentive for colleges to change their admissions and financial aid practices to recruit students with a higher likelihood of success (Dougherty et al, 2016). These actions disproportionally limited access for historically marginalized populations, such as students of color, first-generation students, and low-income students (Kelchen & Stedrak, 2016;Li, 2021;Umbricht et al, 2017).…”

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Policy Diffusion of Performance Funding Equity Metrics: Traditional Neighbor and Dyadic Survival Analyses

Kelchen

2021

Educational Policy

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While previous research on higher education policy diffusion often conceptualizes diffusion as occuring across neighboring governments, we conceptualize policy diffusion as also occuring across pairs of governments (dyads) regardless of geographic proximity. We apply both conceptualizations and use survival analysis techniques to examine factors associated with state adoption of performance funding equity metrics. Results show that the proportion of neighbors with equity metrics is unrelated to the likelihood of adopting a metric for either the 2- or 4-year sector, suggesting no evidence of policy diffusion across borders. The directed dyad analysis reveals that states are less likely to adopt a 4-year metric when the other state in the pair already operates a 4-year metric, indicating that states look beyond neighbors in policy avoidance behaviors. Internal state factors such as higher levels of legislative professionalism and greater enrollment of underrepresented minority and low-income students increase the likelihood of policy adoption. A state is less likely to imitate the adoption of 2-year equity metrics in another state when the pair show greater differences in legislative professionalism, minority and low-income student enrollment, income per capita, and income inequality. Our research highlights the utility of quantitatively modeling policy diffusion across governmental units that are distantly located, especially for higher education policy components that are nationally visible.

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Policy Diffusion of Performance Funding Equity Metrics: Traditional Neighbor and Dyadic Survival Analyses

Kelchen

2021

Educational Policy

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“…Research that examines the impacts of PBF generally concludes that PBF does not consistently improve degree completion (see Bell et al, 2018; Li, 2021; Ortagus et al, 2020, for recent literature reviews). A much smaller body of research examines the unintended consequences of PBF policies, such as rising admissions standards and restricted access among historically underserved students at 4-year institutions.…”

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The Impact of Performance Funding Policy Design on College Access and Selectivity

Rosinger

Ortagus

Kelchen

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Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

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This study draws on a comprehensive performance-based funding (PBF) dataset and up-to-date difference-in-differences econometrics to examine the impacts of specific policy features (e.g., share of institutional revenue at stake and equity metrics) on college access and selectivity. We find suggestive evidence that increases in the share of revenue at stake are associated with decreases in racially minoritized student enrollment. Meanwhile, equity metrics may not be enough to boost enrollment among underserved students. Ultimately, however, our conclusions are limited due to various potential sources of bias, unconvincing pre-trends, and wide confidence intervals. While findings offer limited insight into the impacts of specific design features, they point to limitations of PBF—regardless of design—in expanding access and reducing inequities at 4-year colleges.

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Community Colleges in the United States: Navigating Multiple Missions During Uncertain Times

Natow

2023

Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning

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Four Decades of Performance Funding and Counting

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

Policy Diffusion of Performance Funding Equity Metrics: Traditional Neighbor and Dyadic Survival Analyses

Policy Diffusion of Performance Funding Equity Metrics: Traditional Neighbor and Dyadic Survival Analyses

The Impact of Performance Funding Policy Design on College Access and Selectivity

Community Colleges in the United States: Navigating Multiple Missions During Uncertain Times

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