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Public School Funding and Postsecondary Outcomes in Illinois: What is Reasonable to Expect from Illinois’ School Funding Reforms?

Derek A. Houston, University of Oklahoma

This paper explores the relationships between differential public school funding across Illinois high schools and college readiness, enrollment, and compeltion. More

Incentivizing Diversity: Midwestern Performance Funding Policy and Diversity Indicators

Sosanya Jones, EdD

This report presents a multi-case study examining postsecondary performance funding policies in four Midwestern states and explores how each policy’s metrics and weights address racial diversity in higher education. More

New IERC report

IERC releases new research report: Public School Funding and Postsecondary Outcomes in Illinois: What is Reasonable to Expect from Illinois’ School Funding Reforms? by Derek A. Houston, University of Oklahoma.

New IERC Report

IERC releases new research report: Incentivizing Diversity: Midwestern Performance Funding Policy and Diversity Indicators, by Sosanya Jones, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

New IERC Research Brief

IERC releases new research report: Cornerstones of Student Success: Institutions Yielding High Return on Investment for Underserved Students by Janet K. Holt and Daniel Q. Duffy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.