The Attainment Agenda: State Policy Leadership in Higher Education

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The Attainment Agenda This page intentionally left blank The Attainment Agenda State Policy Leadership in Higher Education Laura W. Perna and Joni E. Finney Foreword by Patrick M. Callan Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2014 Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2014 Printed in the United States of America on acid-­ free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-­ 4363 www​.press​.jhu​.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perna, Laura W. The attainment agenda : state policy leadership in higher education / Laura W. Perna, Joni E. Finney ; foreword by Patrick M. Callan.   pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4214-1406-5 (hardcover)—ISBN 978-1-4214-1407-2 (electronic)—ISBN 1-4214-1406-6 (hardcover)—ISBN 1-4214-1407-4 (electronic) 1. Higher education and state—United States—States. 2. Higher education and state—United States—States—Case studies. 3. Education, Higher—United States—States. 4. Education, Higher—United States— States—Case studies. 5. Educational attainment—United States— States. 6. School management and organization—United States— States. I. Finney, Joni E. II. Title. LC173.P47 2014 378.73—dc23 2013043574 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-­ 516-­ 6936 or specialsales@press​ .jhu​.edu. Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-­ consumer waste, whenever possible. ...