Author: N. Kakumba

Over the last decade many states have adopted performance-based funding practices in an effort to hold colleges and universities accountable for student graduation rates.  A performance-based model incorporates enrollment and performance metrics as requirements for government funding versus the traditional method which was based on student enrollment numbers and mere trust. As with any type of major change, there are those who are opposed to a performance-based methodology for determining which schools receive funding.  Some of the arguments against performance-based school funding are as follows: There is not a significant amount of empirical data supporting its effectiveness  in creating...