This is the final issue brief in our series on advancing a state policy agenda for scaling evidence-based practices. It explores states can design policies that expand student supports, facilitate evidence-based success strategies, and dismantle the obstacles that impede learner progress.

HCM’s newest release is a two-part series that explores the updated Carnegie Classifications and the modernized framework they offer for strengthening statewide higher education policy. Designed to give states a clearer and more accessible lens into institutional impact, the series highlights how the new Classifications can inform decision-making and improve support for both students and institutions.

This second issue brief in our series on advancing a state policy agenda for scaling evidence-based practices explores how different affordability design choices shape the reach and effectiveness of state efforts to improve student outcomes.

This first issue brief in our series on advancing a state policy agenda to scale evidence-based student success practices focuses on the financial policies and levers state and institutional leaders can use to drive adoption and sustain impact at scale.

Introducing HCM’s newest policy series exploring a state policy agenda for scaling evidence-based student success practices.

HCM State Policy Director Stephanie Murphy latest op-ed on state investments and initiatives for short-term credential pathways in Inside Higher Ed.

Our managing director of postsecondary transformation, Martha Snyder, discusses the history of accountability in state funding for community colleges on the Career Education Report podcast with Dr. Jason Altmire.