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CONTENTS Download PDF (NOTE: 2.22MB)

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Governor James B. Hunt Jr.

Introduction by Patrick M. Callan

Questions and Answers about Measuring Up 2000

How We Grade

THE NATIONAL PICTURE Download PDF (NOTE: 888KB)

An overview of results by performance category

Student Profiles, Part One

Amy Lei

Vernita Small

STATES AT A GLANCE Download PDF (NOTE: 1.33MB)

Grades and performance summary for each state

Student Profile, Part Two

Jennifer Pegg

Amanda Weitzel

Cale Sweeny

STATE PROFILES Download PDF (NOTE: 1.10MB)

Performance results and contextual information for each state

Some States to Watch: Recent State Higher Education Initiatives

By William Trombley

STATE COMPARISONS Download PDF (NOTE: 158KB)

Comparison of state index scores on all performance indicators

COMMENTARY Download PDF (NOTE: 291KB)

From Idea to Fruition: A State Report Card on Higher Education

By David Breneman

Grading Student Learning: Better Luck Next Time

By Peter Ewell

Civic Engagement

By Thomas Ehrlich

Underprepared students

By Robert McCabe

METHODOLOGY Download PDF (NOTE: 216KB)

The Information Gap: What America Doesn't Know about State Performance in Higher Education

Sources and Grading

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

To Download the Entire Report: Measuring Up 2000: The State by State Report Card on Higher Education
(NOTE: 5.9MB PDF Download)

Technical Guide
Documenting Methodology, Indicators and Data Sources for Measuring Up 2000
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Measuring Up 2000 Data
The following spreadsheets contain all of the information that was used to create indicators and grades for Measuring Up 2000. Each Excel workbook contains a grading sheet that has all of the indicators, their weights, and the calculations made for the final grades. In addition, any calculations that were made in order to arrive at indicator values are also included in worksheets within the same workbook. Sources for all data components are contained in the Technical Guide to Measuring Up 2000.
DOWNLOAD DATA FILES HERE (262 KB ZIP File, includes 5 Exel Spreadsheet Files)