In a continuing effort to expand student access and success, WICHE and the National Conference of State Legislatures are collaborating with Lumina Foundation for Education to reach out to the nation’s state legislators through policy briefs on financial aid and financing policies and practices that maximize access, participation, and success for all.

Policy Briefs

Are You Getting What You Pay For? Understanding Higher Education Appropriations, Tuition, and Financial Aid

Demarée K. Michelau

Higher Education and Economic Development

Julie Davis Bell

The Legislative Role in Improving Higher Education Productivity

Dennis Jones

Mission Differentiation vs. Mission Creep:Higher Education’s Battle Between Creationism and Evolution

David A. Longanecker

The Nuts and Bolts of the Higher Education Legislative Appropriations Process

Julie Davis Bell

The States and Student Financial Aid: A Mixed Bag with Mixed Results

David A. Longanecker

Tuition Policy and Practice

Vincent Badolato

What State Policymakers Should Know About Federal Higher Education Policy

David A. Longanecker

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