Browsing by Author "Malley, Michael S."

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    After the Great Recession: Higher Education's New Normal: An Analysis of National Surveys of Access and Finance Issues, 2011 to 2015
    (Education Policy Center, 2016-01) Katsinas, Stephen G.; D'Amico, Mark M.; Friedel, Janice N.; Adair, J. Lucas; Warner, Jake L.; Malley, Michael S.; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
    This report draws upon National Surveys of Access and Finance Issues for the five years following the end of federal stimulus funding during the Great Recession. What has happed to public education and why? We find the following:The economic recovery following the Great Recession continues: In 2015 legislative sessions, respondents from just ten states report “Recession, producing a decline in state revenues” as a top budget driver, the lowest rating since 2006. As in 20147, during 2015 state legislative sessions, Elementary and Secondary Education and Medicaid were the top two budget drivers. Respondents from just six states report mid-year cuts at their public community colleges and regional and flagship universities.
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    Alabama Articulation and General Studies Committee & Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting System: Evaluation Project Final Report
    (Education Policy Center, 2016-09-30) Katsinas, Stephen G.; Bray, Nathaniel P.; Dotherow, James E.; Malley, Michael S.; Warner, Jake L.; Adair, J. Lucas; Roberts, John; Phillips, Undre V.; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
    This evaluation essentially revolves around two key questions: How are we doing? & Where do we go from here?In considering these questions, it is imperative to differentiate between the terms “accountability” and “responsibility,” which all too often are used interchangeably. In determining the duties for which the AGSC&STARS are accountable, we find nearly unanimous compliance, and this is addressed in the first three guiding questions of the evaluation set forth by the five-member AGSC External Review Subcommittee:Is the AGSC&STARS program effective in meeting the legislative intent stated in Act 94-202, the original authorizing legislation?Were the recommendations that were made in the 2002 evaluation followed?Are key constituents satisfied with the services provided by AGSC&STARS?What recommendations does our study team have for improvements?