…According to state law, every college has a "Census Day" – typically the first Monday of the fourth week of a semester – during which instructors take attendance and submit those figures to the state. The state then provides funding based on the number of students in attendance on that day. After that, it matters not how many students drop out or don't complete the class for any number of reasons.
For years, a variety of researchers and policy makers have pointed out that this system does not provide a financial incentive to colleges to keep students from dropping out. As a report from Cal State Sacramento's Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy noted, "current finance policy places disproportionate emphasis on the front end of a student’s college pathway: we are buying college enrollments but not college completion."
Gov. Brown says that has to change….
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This is a good shift that will address some real issues - like large lectures that start out strong and then the students peel off when they discover the absence of support and real teaching. Same thing with distance ed.
But maybe the kids will all go seek out tutoring now...
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