Resources and insights to support professionals working across the education sector
Investing in Value: Return on Investment and Workforce Success in State Postsecondary Funding
New Publication: Investing in Value: Return on Investment and Workforce Success in State Postsecondary Funding. This is the first brief in HCM’s new policy series examining pressing issues in state funding formulas including value, adequacy, and equity. This series will provide frameworks, research, and case studies examining how state funding formulas can advance state priorities and equitable student outcomes while reflecting states’ unique contexts.
A 2024 Update of State Investments in Short-term Credential Pathways
Our State Policy & Research Director, Stephanie Murphy, provides a 2024 update of her 2023 typology and policy landscape analysis of state investments in short-term credential pathways. Her latest analysis shows that over the past year, eight states have established 10 new initiatives. Overall state investments now total $5.6 billion.
Beyond Sticker Prices: How States Can Make Postsecondary Education More Affordable
Our latest postsecondary finance brief, Beyond Sticker Prices: How States Can Make Postsecondary Education More Affordable, analyzes financial aid programs and affordability-related data in nine states. This analysis, which looked across regions, populations and various financial aid models, illustrates the significant variation in affordability across states, institutions and income brackets.
How Institutions Can Increase Social Mobility for Key Populations through Strategic Data Use
Strategic data use case study by HCM + The Higher Ed Equity Network
It’s Time to Get REAL: A Policy Playbook to Demand Black Learner Excellence
A policy playbook to demand excellence for Black learners.
A Typology and Policy Landscape Analysis of State Investments in Short-term Credential Pathways
The first of its kind typology and policy landscape analysis of short-term credentials programs by Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D.
