Policy and Funding

Our aim by engaging projects in this area is to advance conversations about how state funding to postsecondary institutions can better reflect the full range of students institutions serve.

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Recent work

  • Equity Funding

    In July 2025, SSTAR Lab released a report titled A Framework for Conceptualizing and Analyzing Equity and Adequacy in Postsecondary Funding Models. This framework provides a structure to guide state policymakers and administrators through the …

  • Test-Optional College Admissions

    Due to COVID-19, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents temporarily suspended its policy of requiring applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores as part of their application. The SSTAR Lab is partnering with …

  • Measuring College Funding Inequality

    In partnership with the Foundation for California Community Colleges and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, we analyzed funding trends among California community colleges. We tested the extent to which financial resources (expenditures and revenues) …