In July 2013, the Utah State Board of Regents, with the support of presidents in the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), adopted a Completion… Continue Reading Plateau tuition: How can it help students?
A new report released by the national public policy organization, Demos, uses national data to explain the primary causes for tuition increases in the past… Continue Reading New report analyzes factors for rising tuition
A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers association (SHEEO) indicates state funding support for higher education has increased in recent years nationally.… Continue Reading New report compares state by state spending on higher education
Overview In preparation for the 2015 Legislative Session, the Board of Regents established a multi-layered budget strategy to continue addressing the most critical needs of… Continue Reading 2015 Legislative Summary
2015-2016 Budget The Executive Appropriations Committee approved its first round of funding items on Thursday. For higher education, initial items include a beginning 2% merit… Continue Reading 2015 Legislative Update – Week 6
2015-2016 Budget With revised revenue projections announced last week, significant budget decisions continue to loom before a final budget takes shape, including Medicaid expansion and… Continue Reading 2015 Legislative Update – Week 5
2015-16 Budget – Performance Funding The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee discussed performance funding for the Utah System of Higher Education in several of its meetings.… Continue Reading 2015 Legislative Update – Week 3
As part of the one-time budget reduction made by the Executive Appropriations Committee before the 2015 legislative session, all appropriations subcommittees were requested to identify… Continue Reading The impact of a 2% budget cut
There is additional legislation with potential impact to higher education. Much of the focus continues on the budget, and the Higher Educations Appropriations Subcommittee continues to… Continue Reading 2015 Legislative Update – Week 2
The Board of Regents approved a performance funding model as part of its 2015-16 legislative budget request. The USHE budget request includes support for employee… Continue Reading Board of Regents Advance Performance Funding Proposal for 2015 Legislature