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Direct linkPaul G. Rubin; Cheri A. Daily; Shawn R. Coon – Educational Policy, 2025
State-level postsecondary education governance has experienced a lull in successful reform efforts since the turn of the century. However, in 2020, the Utah System of Higher Education and Utah System of Technical Colleges were formally merged following a multi-year effort by state legislators and higher education officials. Framed by the theory of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Administration, Governance, Educational Change
Alessandra Cipriani-Detres; Anika Van Eaton; Elizabeth Wood – State Education Standard, 2025
Each year, millions of students access financial aid to attend postsecondary programs by completing the Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA). Completing a FAFSA determines students' eligibility for Pell grants, federal work-study, and federal loans and thus smooths more students' paths to attaining bachelor's and associate degree…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Paying for College
State Approaches to Short-Term Postsecondary Credentials: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Gaps
Download full textChristina Sedney; Patrick Lane – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2025
The report "State Approaches to Short-Term Postsecondary Credentials: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Gaps" explores how state policymakers engage with short-term postsecondary credentials, highlighting key policy levers such as state authorization, consumer protections, financial aid, and quality standards. It examines the…
Descriptors: State Policy, Microcredentials, Postsecondary Education, Consumer Education
Patrick Filipe Conway; Marisa Lally – Educational Policy, 2025
This article presents a synthesized historiography of higher education in American prisons, exploring interactions of federal, state, and institution-level policies within six specific states: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, and Texas. We define considerations for researchers, policymakers, and advocates regarding…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education
Kyle Gray; Betsy Mueller; Emily Tichenor; Madeline Joy Trimble – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
To understand the complex nature of learning recognition and credit transfer in American postsecondary education and examine the systemic barriers to entry many students face as they navigate its institutions, Ithaka S+R conducted a series of qualitative interviews in fall 2024 with state and system-level leaders in Idaho, Illinois, Ohio, and the…
Descriptors: College Credits, Transfer Students, Transfer Policy, Barriers
Dan Adams; Marie Falcone; Jessica Maddox; Emily Passias; Layla Alagic, Contributor; Kate Kreamer, Contributor; Stacy Whitehouse, Contributor – Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2025
"The State of Career Technical Education: Credentials of Value" report draws on a 2024 national scan of state practices, a 50-state survey, and interviews with state leaders to gather insights and strategies for improving the identification, validation, incentivization, and data collection related to credentials that support learners'…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Labor Force Development, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship
