From Diverse Issues in Higher Ed
By Arrman Kyaw
September 8, 2022
Higher ed advocacy groups Education Reform Now and Partners for College Affordability & Public Trust recently released a joint report about how a new funding model for Virginia’s public institutions could help incentivize educational outcomes that lead to better social mobility.
The policy report, “Fair Funding and the Future of Higher Education in Virginia,” shows misalignment of state funding levels for Virginia’s public higher ed institutions with effectiveness in spurring mobility. One example was how George Mason University ranked second best in the state for success in increasing economic mobility but gets the smallest amount of money per student of any four-year college.
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