Higher Education Improvement Priorities. Factsheet 06-05

Overview & Synopsis

This brief fact sheet presents the California Postsecondary Education Commission's (CPEC) positions and activities on (1) Higher Education Accountability (CPEC supports legislative efforts to establish an accountability framework and is pursuing its own system of accountability based on its data-gathering capabilities); (2) California's Evolving Workforce Needs (CPEC is studying the nexus between higher education and California's workforce needs in order to provide a research foundation for policy initiatives to improve alignment of education and workforce preparation); (3) Student Eligibility and Preparation (CPEC is currently studying the effectiveness of outreach programs to identify those programs that have been successful in increasing participation for underrepresented groups); and (4) Affordability and Educational Success (CPEC supports legislative and administrative efforts that help to alleviate these hurdles).