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The State Higher Education Executive Officer and the Public Good: Developing New Leadership for Improved Policy, Practice, and Research by Tandberg, David A., Ed, Sponsler, Brian A., Ed, Hanna, Randall W., Ed, Guilbeau, Jason P., Ed

“…While issues of higher education access, opportunity, and impact are hotly debated on the floors of Congress and in state legislatures, it is the state's…”
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Politics, Interest Groups and State Funding of Public Higher Education by Tandberg, David A.

“…State support of public higher education has rapidly declined relative to total state spending. Much of this decline in support is due to the rapid growth in…”
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The Conditioning Role of State Higher Education Governance Structures by Tandberg, David A

“…This article reports on a study that examined whether the presence of a consolidated governing board for higher education conditions the impact various…”
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Evaluating the Impacts of "New" Performance Funding in Higher Education by Hillman, Nicholas W., Tandberg, David A., Fryar, Alisa H.

“…In 2007, Washington adopted the Student Achievement Initiative, a statewide performance accountability system designed to improve retention rates and degree…”
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State Higher Education Performance Funding for Community Colleges: Diverse Effects and Policy Implications by Tandberg, David A., Hillman, Nichola, Barakat, Mohamed

“…Background/Context Community colleges are central to the United States’ college completion goals. A popular strategy pushed by a number of influential policy…”
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Performance Funding in Higher Education: Do Financial Incentives Impact College Completions? by Hillman, Nicholas W, Tandberg, David A, Gross, Jacob P. K

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State Higher Education Interest Group Densities: An Application of the Energy-Stability-Area Model to Higher Education by Tandberg, David A, Wright-Kim, Jeremy

“…While public colleges and universities have a long history of engaging in the political process, relatively little is known about their activities. This study…”
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Public policy and higher education: strategies for framing a research agenda by Hillman, Nicholas W, Tandberg, David A, Sponsler, Brian A

“…Conducting "policy relevant" research remains elusive yet important since evidence-based policymaking results in better public policy decisions. But how can…”
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State Higher Education Performance Funding: Data, Outcomes, and Policy Implications by Tandberg, David A., Hillman, Nicholas W.

“…As states explore strategies for increasing educational attainment levels, attention is being paid to performance funding. This study asks, "Does the…”
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Rethinking Policy Diffusion: The Interstate Spread of "Finance Innovations" by Lacy, T. Austin, Tandberg, David A.

“…Recently a number of studies have focused on states' adoptions of postsecondary-specific policies. Cutting across much of this research is the presence and…”
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State Higher Education Spending: A Spatial Econometric Perspective by Fowles, Jacob T., Tandberg, David A.

“…This article uses spatial econometric modeling to estimate the extent to which state higher education spending in three categories (need-based aid spending,…”
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Presidential Compensation and Institutional Revenues: Testing the Return on Investment for Public University Presidents by Hunt, James M, Tandberg, David A, Park, Toby J

“…Many critics consider public institution presidents' compensation to be excessive, while others argue the money yields a return on investment in private…”
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The Governor and the State Higher Education Executive Officer: How the Relationship Shapes State Financial Support for Higher Education by Tandberg, David A., Fowles, Jacob T., McLendon, Michael K.

“…Researchers have shown renewed interest during the past decade in the relationships among politics, policy, finance, and governance of higher education at the…”
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Financing College Opportunity: Factors Influencing State Spending on Student Financial Aid and Campus Appropriations, 1990 through 2010 by McLENDON, MICHAEL K., TANDBERG, DAVID A., HILLMAN, NICHOLAS W.

“…Some states invest relatively heavily in financial aid programs that benefit lower-income citizens, while other states concentrate their investment in programs…”
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The Conditioning Role of State Higher Education Governance Structures by Tandberg, David A.

“…This article reports on a study that examined whether the presence of a consolidated governing board for higher education conditions the impact various…”
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U.S. state higher education appropriations: assessing the relationships between agency politicization, centralization, and volatility by Lacy, T. Austin, Fowles, Jacob, Tandberg, David A., Hu, Shouping

“…Research into state appropriations across the United States frequently examines the influence of socio-demographic characteristics and political…”
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Exploring the relationship between community colleges’ participation in SARA and enrollment in distance education by Weeden, Dustin D., Lee, Jason C., Tandberg, David A., Bruecker, Ellie M.

“…With the growth in distance education programs and other interstate activities, community colleges increasingly need to be authorized by multiple states. State…”
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Community College Teacher Education Baccalaureate Programs: Early Evidence Yields Mixed Results by Park, Toby J., Tandberg, David A., Shim, Hyun-Ki, Hu, Shouping, Herrington, Carolyn D.

“…Faced with declining numbers of students in teacher education programs, policymakers in many states are considering new actions that might increase teacher…”
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Market-Based Higher Education: Does Colorado's Voucher Model Improve Higher Education Access and Efficiency? by Hillman, Nicholas W., Tandberg, David A., Gross, Jacob P. K.

“…In 2004, Colorado introduced the nation's first voucher model for financing public higher education. With state appropriations now allocated to students,…”
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The Determinants of State Spending on Higher Education: How Capital Project Funding Differs from General Fund Appropriations by Ness, Erik C, Tandberg, David A

“…Our fixed-effects panel data analysis of state spending on higher education fills a near void of studies examining capital expenditures on higher education. In…”
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