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  A database of higher education policy issues, searchable by state or by policy issue.

KEY NAVIGATION FEATURES ON THE SPIDO PAGES

The State Policy Inventory Database Online is designed to provide state policymakers, educational leaders, and education consumers with an inventory of state-level policies in key policy domains. These policy domains are those that most directly impact student achievement, access and success in higher education.

This policy inventory can be utilized to monitor, describe, organize and analyze state level policies. It is designed as a method of taking stock of policies that exist in each state to support the preparation, access and success in higher education of educationally and economically disadvantage populations.

LINKS TO STATE POLICY SOURCES:
These links will take you directly to the web page for locating state statutes or state higher education board policies. From this source page, click on the hyperlink where available to go directly to the policy.

POLICY DOMAINS AND DEFINITIONS:
This page provides brief definitions of the policy domains utilized to categorize the state policies that are included in this database.

LINKS TO STATE GOVERNANCE WEBSITES:
At the top of each state and policy issue report page, you will find a governance link to state strategic plans, governor's web pages, and state education agencies.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCE HYPERLINKS:
Included with each state and policy issue report are hyperlinks to additional information and resources.

We appreciate the assistance of staff in the state higher education executive offices (SHEEO) in reviewing the policies and other information contained in this database.


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