The governor should create a new state budget model for funding higher education. Allowing tuition and public dollars to follow the student and establishing a budget process that makes clear which programs are being subsidized and why. Shifting the management focus from the needs of the institutions to the needs of the public and economic marketplaces as espoused by the Board of Higher Education. Six Barriers to Progress Compartmentalized governance. Weak incentives to focus on customer needs.
Budget processes that obscure what specific services the state is buying.
Excessive focus on OUS governance and requirements at the expense of a focus on the customer. Significant constraints on institutions market responsiveness. Smoother transition from school to workplace, particularly with internships. Lifelong learning opportunities. Closer ties of research and instructional programs to needs of economy.