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ERIC Number: EJ1471645
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
EISSN: EISSN-1573-188X
Available Date: 2025-05-17
Accountability at the Expense of Equity? Investigating Intended and Unintended Consequences of Performance Based-Funding in Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Research in Higher Education, v66 n4 Article 26 2025
Higher education accountability enjoys widespread support amongst state policymakers. This study explores the effect of one popular state-level public policy accountability measure- performance-based funding (PBF)- on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI). Though extensive research exists on the role of PBF in U.S. postsecondary education, little of it focuses on HSIs. Using an institution-year panel dataset constructed from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the Office of Postsecondary Education, InformEd States, and other sources, I use recent advances in econometric analysis to draw credibly causal results for the impact of PBF on college-level outcome measures, enrollment composition, and selectivity in HSIs. The primary findings from this study include a negative effect on Hispanic bachelor's degree attainment in public four-year HSIs and Hispanic associate degree attainment in public two-year HSIs. Though this study focuses on HSIs, these findings are relevant for all U.S. higher education leaders, public policymakers, and researchers exploring public accountability efforts with equity implications.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Baruch College- City University of New York, Austin W. Marxe School of Public & International Affairs, New York, USA