Last month I blogged about the emerging trend of higher education institutions measuring value as a means to attract students. Now, states are being held accountable as well.
By using a balanced scorecard approach, states are scored in a number of areas related to higher education--economic and community development, funding, and transparency & markets to name a few. A state can receive one of three scores in each category: needs improvement, in progress, or best practice. The states who received great scorecards were California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and a few others. The states with the poorest scores were Michigan, South Carolina, Illinois, and many other mid-western states.
This is a great step in the right direction for higher education. Now that institutions and state governments are being held accountable for their role in educating society, I think the quality and value of education will only get better from this point.
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