By Stefanie Botelho. A new performance-funding system for state colleges was approved Thursday by the State Board of Education, the latest step in Florida officials' drive to tie money for higher education to how well institutions and their students do. More...
The Florida Board of Education approved a new performance-funding system for its state colleges that will determine how to award $40 million to the institutions. Read more...
By Chris Havergal. London Metropolitan University records biggest improvement in Hesa data. More...
The report “Performance-based Funding of Universities in Europe” gives an overview of performance elements in public funding for universities in 28 systems across Europe and focuses in particular on funding formulae with output indicators (such as numbers of graduates) and performance contracts. It combines system level data with case studies in a unique way and assesses the opportunities, risks and limits of performance-based funding. The analysis reveals that expectations towards performance-based funding are often too high. It further concludes that this funding mechanism should be used with caution and considered in the wider context. The report also outlines strategies for managing performance-based funding in order to reap its full benefits and mitigate the risks. More...
By Paul Clifton (NTEU National Office). This article has arisen out of a growing concern for staff in the modern university. Despite loads of papers criticising the change, universities are now in the control of a managerial class, as predicted by Lyotard (1979). In fact Ryan (2012, p.4) goes so far as to say we are experiencing (or suffering?) a ‘fifth wave’ of managerialism which is clearly here to stay. So, the war is over! Or is it. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Financial support for college students has long been based on how well they perform in the classroom. Now, for public colleges and universities, it's their turn to be graded.
Par Aude Bariéty. L’Association des responsables de communication de l’enseignement supérieur (Arces) a remis ses Prix de la communication le 4 juin à Paris. L’université d’Avignon a notamment été récompensée dans deux catégories. Suite...
New Zealand universities and higher education administrators have become increasing concerned about the country’s poor showing in the global rankings. The best performer is the University of Auckland which last year was in the top 100 in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings, the top 200 in both the Times Higher Education (THE) and the US News (USN) international rankings and the top 300 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. More...
By Steven Mintz. If there's a domain where college faculty could most stand to learn from K-12 educators, it is assessment. Too often, assessment is treated in postsecondary education as synonymous with grading: as a matter of ranking students against a rubric or their peers on the basis of a quiz, a problem set, a multiple choice or essay exam, or a report or research paper. Read more...The Texas Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would require public colleges to meet several performance standards in order to increase tuition rates beyond the rate of inflation. Performance-based funding formulas, while controversial, are becoming more popular among state legislatures. The bill in Texas, which now goes to the state House for consideration, likely will draw national attention. Read more...
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