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State and federal leaders should work in tandem with colleges and universities to make a degree more valuable in the eyes of students, a national organization of state legislators said in a report released Thursday.
The National Coalition of State Legislatures (NCSL) released a report Thursday calling for more collaboration among federal, state and university entities to help expand and emphasize the value of a degree.
A bipartisan task force composed of lawmakers from 32 states, including Iowa Rep. Skyler Wheeler, R-Orange City, spent two years analyzing higher education in the U.S. The panel on Thursday released its report, titled “A State-Led Strategy to Enhance the Value of Degrees: The Findings of the NCSL Task Force on Higher Education.”
The three-part report details trends in higher education, from funding and spending to governance, the relationship between state and federal governments in financing, policies and transparency and strategies for institutions, federal and state governments to enhance the value of a degree.