The Attainment Agenda: State Policy Leadership in Higher Education

by Laura W. Perna, Joni E. Finney, Joni E Finney

Book Overview

How state leadership determines effective higher education attainment.

Although the federal government invests substantial resources into student financial aid, states have the primary responsibility for policies that raise overall higher educational attainment and improve equity across groups. The importance of understanding how states may accomplish these goals has never been greater, as educational attainment is increasingly required...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421414066
• ISBN13: 9781421414065
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher