Public leaders cannot blindly trust that America’s colleges and universities properly serve taxpayers and students in the absence of careful oversight. ACTA’s thoughtful analysis and understanding of best practices can help policymakers and higher education leaders be effective in their crucial roles.
There is no better way to support public higher education than through informed, engaged governance. By reviewing how your state performs on these 10 key measures of academic quality and cost-effectiveness, you can pursue targeted reforms to improve higher education accessibility, efficiency, and excellence based on your state’s unique needs.
There is no better way to support public higher education than through informed, engaged governance. By reviewing how your state performs on these 10 key measures of academic quality and cost-effectiveness, you can pursue targeted reforms to improve higher education accessibility, efficiency, and excellence based on your state’s unique needs.
There is no better way to support public higher education than through informed, engaged governance. By reviewing how your state performs on these 10 key measures of academic quality and cost-effectiveness, you can pursue targeted reforms to improve higher education accessibility, efficiency, and excellence based on your state’s unique needs.
Examine Runaway Spending at Your Institutions
Runaway spending is a leading contributor to unaffordable college education for taxpayers. ACTA’s HowCollegesSpendMoney.com is a financial analysis tool that allows legislators and taxpayers to evaluate the spending patterns of institutions and benchmark themselves against their peers across the country.
Ensure Students are Receiving a Quality Education
Less than 1 in 5 colleges and universities nationwide require the study of history or government in their general education programs. ACTA’s What Will They Learn?® initiative encourages institutions to strengthen their core curricular requirements by annually evaluating over 1,100 institutions.
Reform Quality Assurance
The college accreditation system is broken. Originally intended to ensure that federal funds flowed to quality educational programs, its antiquated processes discourage innovation while failing to protect students. A broad, bipartisan consensus agrees that legislative action is overdue.
ACTA’s quarterly newsletter provides policymakers with the latest news, analyses, and data to keep up to date on the latest trends in higher education.
July 10, 2023 by Alex Wolf
Can state education funding support student instruction at religious schools? The First Amendment’s two Religion Clauses require both that the governm…
Forbes | July 11, 2023 by Michael B. Poliakoff
Anti-Asian racism has stained this country, and anti-Asian discrimination at elite universities has been real and ugly. Anyone who doubts this should look at the graphs that show how Harvard…
azcentral | July 12, 2023 by Steven McGuire and Karrin Taylor Robson
Arizona’s public universities must stop requiring applicants for faculty positions to demonstrate compliance with institutionally prescribed orthodoxies…
July 10, 2023 by Alex Wolf
Can state education funding support student instruction at religious schools? The First Amendment’s two Religion Clauses require both that the governm…
Forbes | July 11, 2023 by Michael B. Poliakoff
Anti-Asian racism has stained this country, and anti-Asian discrimination at elite universities has been real and ugly. Anyone who doubts this should look at the graphs that show how Harvard…
azcentral | July 12, 2023 by Steven McGuire and Karrin Taylor Robson
Arizona’s public universities must stop requiring applicants for faculty positions to demonstrate compliance with institutionally prescribed orthodoxies…
Launched in 1995, we are the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives an intellectually rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price.
Discover MoreSign up to receive updates on the most pressing issues facing our college campuses.