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Promoting College Access & Completion: The Role of Public Policy & Institutional Practice

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    Presentations

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    Link to Publication 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLJ8i2oFHxU

    Publication Date 

    March, 2015

    Publication Details/Description 

    Invited presentation to the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education

    Author Details 

    Perna, L.W.

    Themes 

    College Access & Success, including topics such as Access, achievement, and completion

    Researchers 

    Laura Perna

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    Dr. Perna Speaks at the University of Buffalo

     

    This presentation highlights the roles of public policy and institutional practice in promoting higher education. Discussion of the role of state policy draws from the 2014 book (with Joni Finney), The Attainment Agenda: State Policy Leadership in Higher Education. Drawing on data collected from case studies of the relationship between public policy and higher education performance in five states (Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Texas, and Washington), The Attainment Agenda offers a framework for understanding how state policy can effectively raise overall higher educational attainment, and close gaps in attainment across groups.