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Focuses on four areas where states can drive a more productive higher education system to improve degree completion while maintaining quality. The four steps include: Performance funding, student incentives, new models and business efficiencies. (Lumina Foundation for Education, August 2011)

Discusses possible implications of California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to shift community college funding away from an enrollment-based approach and to create incentives for completion. (California Watch, January 2011)

Partnering with six community colleges, MDRC developed and evaluated four distinct programs based on the following approaches: financial incentives, reforms in instructional practices, and enhancements in student services. (MDRC, March 2011)

Article describes effort by Gates Foundation and HCM Strategists to use student financial aid to provide incentives to help students attain a high-value credential. (Inside Higher Ed, 08/07/12)

Study details ways that private institutions can relieve some of the enrollment burden on California's public, postsecondary education systems. Eight recommendations challenge state legislators to initiate targeted incentive funding for high demand majors, increasing enrollment and participating in articulation agreements.

California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott created a Student Success Task Force to develop a strategic blueprint to help community college students succeed. Task Force will examine student assessment, remedial instruction, access to financial aid and academic counseling, and funding models to incentivize completion rates.

Study of the PROMISE or Merit scholarships in West VA that found significant improvements in graduation rates.