By “equity,” we mean equal educational opportunities and outcomes for all types of students, regardless of race/ethnicity or family income. Today, equity is not the reality in higher education. Overall, Black, Latino, and low-income students have significantly lower college graduation rates than their White and more affluent counterparts. And historically, institutions that serve these students have never been funded equally.
Can Equity Be Bought? Five Components of a Smart Outcomes-Based Funding Policy
Read moreWhile performance- or outcomes-based policies emerged in the late 1980s as an opportunity for colleges and universities to earn…
Can Equity Be Bought? Advocating for Equity Focused Performance Funding in Kentucky
Read morePolicymakers in Kentucky, like other states across the nation, have an opportunity through the adoption of a performance based…
Can Equity Be Bought? Minority-Serving Institutions and Outcomes-Based Funding
Read moreMost performance- or outcomes-based funding (POBF) models seek to address accountability and not equity, so they do not always…
Can Equity Be Bought? HBCUs and Outcomes-Based Funding
Read morePerformance- or outcomes-based funding is intended to drive more equitable opportunities and outcomes in higher education. But in our…
Can Equity Be Bought? A Look at Outcomes-Based Funding in Higher Ed
Read moreMore than 30 states now have adopted or are in the process of adopting a formula that divvies out…
