Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card on Higher Education. Nebraska [Summary]

Institution	National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Titel	Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card on Higher Education. Nebraska [Summary]
Quelle	(2008), (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Access to Education; College Preparation; Comparative Analysis; Educational Improvement; Educational Indicators; Enrollment; Graduation Rate; Outcomes of Education; Paying for College; Student Costs; State Norms; Tables (Data); College Attendance; Nebraska; National Assessment of Educational Progress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schulleistung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Einschulung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Studienfinanzierung; Studienkosten; Tabelle; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit
Abstract	The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education and training; (2) Participation; (3) Affordability; (4) Completion; (5) Benefits; and (6) Learning. Respective findings for Nebraska relative to best-performing states include: (1) Nebraska performs fairly well in preparing its young people for college, but there are large gaps by ethnicity; (2) Nebraska does well in providing college opportunities for its residents; (3) Higher education has become less affordable for students and their families; (4) Nebraska performs well in awarding certificates and degrees; (5) A fairly large proportion of residents have a bachelor's degree, but there are substantial gaps by ethnicity; and (6) Like all states, Nebraska receives an "Incomplete" in Learning because there is not sufficient data to allow meaningful state-by-state comparisons. Based on previous state performance, the percentage of young adults in Nebraska who earn a high school diploma has decreased slightly since the early 1990s; college enrollment of young adults in Nebraska has remained stable since the early 1990s; college enrollment of working-age adults, relative to the number of residents without a bachelor's degree, has declined substantially; the share of family income, even after financial aid, needed to pay for college has risen substantially; the number of undergraduate credentials and degrees awarded in Nebraska, relative to the number of students enrolled, has increased since the early 1990s; and the percentage of residents who have a bachelor's degree has increased considerably. (Contains 7 figures.) [For National Report, see ED503494. For Nebraska full report, see ED503563.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. 152 North Third Street Suite 705, San Jose, CA 95112. Tel: 408-271-2699; Fax: 408-271-2697; e-mail: center@highereducation.org; Web site: http://www.highereducation.org/reports/reports.shtml
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10