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The insights offered in The Attainment Agenda have important implications for public policymakers, college and university leaders, and educational researchers interested in ensuring sustained higher education attainment.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Improving Higher Education Attainment of All Students: A National Imperative
Chapter 2. Understanding the Relationship between Public Policy and Higher Education Performance: Guiding Perspectives
Chapter 3. Examining the Relationship between Public Policy and Performance in Five States: What We Did
Chapter 4. Perpetuating Disparity: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Georgia
Chapter 5. A Story of Decline: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Illinois
Chapter 6. Much Accomplished, Much at Stake: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Maryland
Chapter 7. Hard Choices Ahead: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Texas
Chapter 8. State Policy Leadership Vacuum: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Washington
Chapter 9. Lessons Learned: Conclusions and Implications
Notes
References
Index

The Attainment Agenda

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    A Hardback by Laura W. Perna, Joni E. Finney, Patrick M. Callan

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      Published 26 June 2014
      ISBN-13 9781421414065
      978-1421414065
      ISBN-10 1421414066

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The insights offered in The Attainment Agenda have important implications for public policymakers, college and university leaders, and educational researchers interested in ensuring sustained higher education attainment.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword
      Acknowledgments
      Chapter 1. Improving Higher Education Attainment of All Students: A National Imperative
      Chapter 2. Understanding the Relationship between Public Policy and Higher Education Performance: Guiding Perspectives
      Chapter 3. Examining the Relationship between Public Policy and Performance in Five States: What We Did
      Chapter 4. Perpetuating Disparity: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Georgia
      Chapter 5. A Story of Decline: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Illinois
      Chapter 6. Much Accomplished, Much at Stake: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Maryland
      Chapter 7. Hard Choices Ahead: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Texas
      Chapter 8. State Policy Leadership Vacuum: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Washington
      Chapter 9. Lessons Learned: Conclusions and Implications
      Notes
      References
      Index

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