Sacramento State - Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy

Institute for Higher Education
Leadership & Policy

The mission of the Institute is to enhance leadership and policy for higher education in California and the nation through producing research and services for policy makers, practitioners, and educators. The Institute has an emphasis on community colleges in recognition of their importance to providing an educated and diverse citizenry and workforce.

Recent Publications

NEW!! Technical Difficulties: Meeting California's Workforce Needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Fields
June, 2009
This report draws attention to California’s looming shortage of educated workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, as the demand for such workers increases and the state is producing too few graduates to meet the demand. The report offers recommendations to meet workforce needs and maintain the economic benefits that have resulted from the state’s historical strength in STEM employment.

Click here for executive summary.

The Grades are In - 2008: Is California Higher Education Measuring Up?
February, 2009
This report is the third in a series of reports analyzing the performance of California higher education in the areas of preparation, participation, completion, affordability, and benefits. It presents data related to these categories of performance by region and by race/ethnicity, and discusses key issues and policy recommendations for each category. It also describes California's performance relative to other states as presented in the National Center's Measuring Up 2008 report card. See the press release andthe regional performance profiles.

Click here to see the series of reports on student success in the California Community Colleges