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Performance Funding: Easier said than done

“Recently, HEA released consultation document about the implementation of the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 (The Hunt Report). It’s worth a read, notably Appendix C, is a consultation...

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New performance-based college funding scheme threatens State grants

“A new performance funding scheme for third-level colleges could see them losing up to10% of their State grants if they don’t meet certain targets from next year …” (more) [Katherine Donnelly,...

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College fee hikes back on the table for students

“An expert group is being set up to examine who should pay the growing bill for higher education, as a new report warns that the quality of graduates from cash-strapped Irish colleges is at risk …”...

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Third-level staff and students call for extra funding

“Third-level lecturers and students have insisted serious funding problems in Ireland’s colleges and universities must be addressed if the system is to cope with future demand. Speaking after the...

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Working group on ‘future funding’ of higher education may not report until...

“The likelihood of the Government deciding before the next general election on a new funding model for higher education has all but disappeared with the announcement of a working group to examine the...

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Colleges face financial penalties if they fail to meet new targets

“The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has published a series of performance agreements with each of the State’s universities, institutes of technology and other third level colleges …” (more) [Joe...

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Funding third level education

“In what may be one of his final acts as Minister for Education before a Cabinet reshuffle in the autumn, Ruairi Quinn has set up a working group to develop a ‘future funding policy for higher...

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DCU to become ‘research-intensive, globally-engaged University of Enterprise’...

“DCU will develop ‘creative, analytical, enterprising and socially responsible citizens’ by 2016 if it is to meet an agreement with the Higher Education Authority (HEA) published this week …” (more)...

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Colleges may face funding cuts over access targets

“Third-level colleges could have funding cut if they do not meet new targets to improve access for disadvantaged, disabled and mature students. Despite progress in the last five years, many Higher...

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Performance funding policies in higher education have had little effect on...

“Performance and cost efficiency concerns have taken center stage in discussions about the funding and oversight of public universities in recent years. One of the primary manifestations of these...

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Who’s Tying Money to College Performance, and How? A Report Breaks It Down

“Over the past few years, performance-based funding has picked up momentum across the nation. Yet there’s little consensus on the best way to carry out the controversial strategy, which rewards or...

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Gender imbalance warning to colleges

“Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan hopes the Government will not have to impose funding penalties on colleges to get them to reverse gender imbalances in leadership roles …” (more) [Niall Murray, Irish...

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Performance-Based Funding (Part 1)

“I was reading the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association (OCUFA)’s position statement on a new funding formula for the province. Two things caught my eye. One, they want money to make...

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Performance-Based Funding (Part 2)

“So, as we noted yesterday, there are two schools of thought in the US about performance-based funding (where, it should be noted, about 30 states have some kind of PBF criteria built into their...

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Performance-Based Funding (Part 3)

“As I noted yesterday, the American debate on PBF has more or less ignored evidence from beyond its shores; and yet, in Europe, there are several places that have very high levels of performance-based...

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Performance-Based Funding (Part 4)

“I’ve been talking about performance-based funding all week; today, I’ll try to summarize what I think the research and experience actually says. Let’s return for a second to a point I made Tuesday....

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Performance funding: The burden of proof

“When a policy is proposed, the burden of proof lies with the people making the proposal. They need to explain why the new policy is better, and they need to provide evidence to support their claim....

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Almost one in three colleges ‘won’t hit performance targets’

“Almost a third of higher education institutions believe they will fail to achieve performance targets upon which a portion of their funding depends, a survey shows. The Deloitte financial survey of...

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Theories of Change

“One of the easiest things to do in policy is to advocate for policy X, so as to change effect Y. One of the hardest things to do is to get people to explain clearly their theory of change. That is,...

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A dozen issues to dominate Irish education in 2016

“Here are 12 issues you are likely to hear plenty about next year, from school patronage to industrial strife. 1 School patronage. Here’s a challenge: is it possible to guarantee unbaptised children...

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