State Higher Education Funding During COVID-19: Lessons From Prior Recessions and Implications for Equity

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Title:	State Higher Education Funding During COVID-19: Lessons From Prior Recessions and Implications for Equity
Authors:	Kelly Rosinger, Robert Kelchen, Dominique J. Baker, Justin Ortagus, Mitchell D. Lingo
Source:	AERA Open, Vol 8 (2022)
Publisher Information:	SAGE Publishing, 2022.
Publication Year:	2022
Collection:	LCC:Education
Subject Terms:	Education
More Details:	States provide substantial support for higher education through appropriations to public colleges and universities that can be used to maintain relatively low tuition levels and funds for financial aid. Higher education often receives disproportionate cuts during recessionary periods, and it faces potentially unprecedented reductions in coming years amid a pandemic that has left some states with revenue shortfalls. How states approach higher education cuts has the potential to exacerbate existing inequities among racially minoritized and low-income students and historically underfunded institution types. In this study, we document trends in higher education funding over time and use latent profile analysis to identify distinct approaches states have taken to higher education funding. We then examine the trajectories of higher education funding within each approach over time, particularly during prior recessions. We conclude by discussing the implications of each approach for equity, particularly in light of states’ early responses to the current economic downturn.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	2332-8584 23328584
Relation:	https://doaj.org/toc/2332-8584
DOI:	10.1177/23328584221091277
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/d6f5b58fb87647b28fc6736ba2b49703
Accession Number:	edsdoj.6f5b58fb87647b28fc6736ba2b49703
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	23328584
DOI:	10.1177/23328584221091277
Published in:	AERA Open
Language:	English