A group of lawmakers, university administrators and the head of the Department of Education heard Tuesday about the possibilities – and perils – of tying public funding of state-related universities ...

For the fifth year in a row the Pennsylvania state budget does not include an increase to Penn State’s general support appropriation, but university leadership anticipates that will change next year ...

The performance-based funding concept has risen in prominence over the past several years due to a variety of social and economic factors like changing demographics and tighter state budgets, a study ...

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Pennsylvania’s governor unveiled his 2025-26 budget proposal Tuesday with flat funding for general support at Penn State but included additional funds to be distributed to some state-related ...

The University of West Florida earned some of its highest marks in university history in a set of state performance metrics released Thursday. Under the performance-based funding model, the Board of ...

Whether and where to attend college can be a life-changing decision with significant impacts on an individual's future job opportunities and potential debt liabilities. Students, parents, and ...

As Pennsylvania's Performance-Based Funding Council holds hearings on the best way to fund state-related universities Penn State, Pitt and Temple, one option under consideration is using ...

Florida State and Florida A&M universities both show a drop in their performance-based funding (PBF) metric scores this year, with FAMU being on the Board of Governors’ “watch list.” But in spite of ...

TALLAHASSEE — About $1.1 million is on the line for New College of Florida as President Richard Corcoran is slated next week to present a "student success plan monitoring report" to state university ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. For ...

Northern Kentucky University plans to reduce staff and trim its budget midway through the year as it faces new financial challenges. The university says it's receiving less funding from the state and ...