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CONTENTS   Download PDF (NOTE: 400KB)

Acknowledgments Foreword by Governor James B. Hunt Jr. Introduction by Patrick M. Callan Questions and Answers about Measuring Up 2002     How We Grade and How We Measure Improvement

THE NATIONAL PICTURE  Download PDF (NOTE: 413KB)

An overview of results by performance category 2002 Snapshot Improvement since Measuring Up 2000

STATES AT A GLANCE  Download PDF (NOTE: 202KB)

Grades and performance summary for each state

TUITION IS RISING AS STATES FACE BUDGET DIFFICULTIES  Download PDF (NOTE: 152KB)

by William Trombley

COMMENTARY: WILL HIGHER EDUCATION LEAD OR FOLLOW?  Download PDF (NOTE: 189KB)

Measuring Up 2002 and Institutional Leadership    By David W. Breneman College Presidents and Higher Education Policy    By Robert H. Atwell and Jane V. Wellman

COMMENTARY: LEARNING  Download PDF (NOTE: 189KB)

Measuring Up and Student Learning    By Margaret A. Miller Grading Student Learning: You Have to Start Somewhere    By Peter T. Ewell Constructing Indicators: A Proposal for Discussion Kentucky: Sample Index Scores for Measures of Educational Capital

STATE PROFILES  Download PDF (NOTE: 1.06MB)

Performance results and contextual information for each state

STATE COMPARISONS  Download PDF (NOTE: 116KB)

Comparison of state index scores on all performance indicators Sources and Grading    Download PDF (NOTE: 139KB) Measuring Up 2002 Online    Download PDF (NOTE: 139KB) The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education    Download PDF (NOTE: 139KB)

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To Download the Entire Report: Measuring Up 2002: The State by State Report Card on Higher Education
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Technical Guide
Documenting Methodology, Indicators and Data Sources for Measuring Up 2002
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Measuring Up 2002 Data
The following spreadsheets contain all of the information that was used to create indicators and grades for Measuring Up 2002. 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 2002.

Final Grades 2002
Non-Graded Information
Improvement Since Measuring Up 2000
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