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These are demanding, yet exciting, times for public higher education in South Dakota. Challenges are many-how best to deliver educational services in view of demographic shifts in South Dakota's population base, limited state resources, and far-reaching economic changes both nationally and internationally. The South Dakota Board of Regents is actively engaged in far-reaching discussions with policymakers and the public. The regents' 2003 report, "Opportunities for South Dakota," initially put focus to these discussions. Then in 2004, Gov. Mike Rounds launched his 2010 Education Initiative, a series of specific goals and action plans intended to improve the state's education system by the year 2010. The governor's initiative creates the roadmap for the future. In that future, Gov. Rounds sees a South Dakota education system "second to none in America--brimming with opportunity and innovative entrepreneurial thinking." From the regents' statewide conversations about issues and opportunities, four policy goals for the Board of Regents' system became evident: (1) Access--Every qualified South Dakotan shall have access to public postsecondary education; (2) Quality--South Dakota public universities and special schools shall provide a quality educational experience; (3) State Wealth--South Dakota public universities shall engage in activities designed to enhance the state's long-term economy; and (4) Efficiencies--South Dakota public universities and special schools shall continue to seek means for improving efficiency in the delivery of educational services. To gauge the progress, this "Fact Book Fiscal Year 2005 provides the single best source of information and data from the South Dakota Board of Regents' system. (Contains 51 tables and 18 graphs.).
Public-sector higher education plays a critical role within the larger environment of higher education opportunity. Public universities are not the sole players in meeting necessary state outcomes, but they are by far the largest producers of higher education outcomes in South Dakota. This Fact Book, for Fiscal Year 2007, is the single best source of information and data from the South Dakota Board of Regents. It documents the many efforts under way to achieve the four statewide postsecondary education goals of access, quality, state wealth, and efficiency in the delivery of educational services. This Fact Book provides data on: (1)enrollments, high school preparation, and degrees conferred; (2) expenditures from grants and contracts; (3) tuition fees and student financial aid; (4) financial resources and operating budgets; (5) faculty characteristics and salary; (6) special schools; (7) facilities and equipment; (8) South Dakota opportunities and research infrastructure; (9) minimum admissions requirements; (10) missions of the universities and special schools; (11) and educational attainment and rank among states. The Fact Book also includes a message from the South Dakota Board of Regents, a map of universities and special schools, and Board member biographies.
Professional occupations will account for more than half the total U.S. job growth in the years to come, and talent is the principal resource that underpins this new economy. Creative individuals who can develop new ideas and new applications of existing knowledge are the entrepreneurs who will ensure future economic well-being. Education is the foundation upon which this community of South Dakota's future citizens will be built. The task ahead will fall largely on public education. The public education system is not just K-12 schools but includes as an integral part the public universities. In South Dakota, the Board of Regents is fortunate to have a strong partnership with the state's elementary and secondary education system. South Dakota's residents must continue to work hand in hand--pre-K-12 and with higher education--to develop a highly-educated workforce. One of the most important ways is to make sure young people strengthen their academic preparation, especially in math and science. This is one of the objectives of the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship. The scholarship's second objective is to retain this talent in state for their postsecondary education. Higher-achieving young people who stay in South Dakota will offer a talent pool to compete with any in the world. Building a research-oriented faculty is a major change for South Dakota. The more than doubling of federal funding support for grants in recent years indicates the quality of the work that can be done in South Dakota. New Ph.D. programs, targeted research centers, graduate assistantships, and individual faculty research grants all work toward building a more robust research infrastructure for South Dakota. This will ensure that Governor Rounds' 2010 Initiative goal of developing the state as a research and technology leader is met. To gauge progress across the public higher education system, this "Fact Book Fiscal Year 2006" provides the single best source of information and data from the South Dakota Board of Regents. (Contains 56 tables and 21 graphs.).
Policy and Performance in American Higher Education presents a new approach to understanding how public policy influences institutional performance, with practical insight for those charged with crafting and implementing higher education policy. Public institutions of higher learning are called upon by state governments to provide educational access and opportunity for students. Paradoxically, the education policies enacted by state legislatures are often complex and costly to implement, which can ultimately detract from that mission. Richard Richardson, Jr., and Mario Martinez evaluate the higher education systems of five states to explain how these policies are developed and how they affect the performance of individual institutions. The authors compare the higher education systems of New Mexico, California, South Dakota, New York, and New Jersey and describe the difficulty of enforcing state policies amid increasing demands for greater efficiency and accountability. In the process they identify the "rules in use"—rules that are central to the coherence and performance of higher education systems—that administrators apply to meet organizational goals within the constraints of changing, sometimes conflicting federal and state policies. Incorporating rich data from seven years of observations, interviews, and research, Richardson and Martinez offer a clear comparative framework for understanding state higher education.
Economic importance of higher education, Regental policies and South Dakota data and accountability.