Posts published on July 19, 2013

State Outlook For Higher Education Funding

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is pleased to present the next installment in its State Outlook series. This briefing discusses economic and state policy issues affecting public higher education at the start of the new fiscal year.

The report discusses economic and state revenue conditions and forecasts that present implications for public higher education funding. The first composite sketch of state funding for public universities in the new fiscal year is provided, the results of which illustrate that most states have begun the process of reinvesting in public higher education in the aftermath of the Great Recession.The report provides a summary of highlights from states’ 2013 legislative sessions involving higher education. Integrated throughout the report are links to an array of information-rich resourc