Alberta to tie funding for postsecondary institutions to performance

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney with Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Advanced Education, in Edmonton on April 30, 2019. Alberta is launching a new funding model for post-secondary institutions, tying some of the public money to performance measures.Alberta plans to tie funding for postsecondary institutions to performance, looking at targets such as postgraduation employment rates and wages, as well as increasing enrolment, to decide how much public money colleges and universities receive.

Schools will be judged based on their historic performance and the targets will vary widely for each institution, with research juggernauts such as the University of Alberta graded differently from small schools such as Olds College. The targets will be created in the coming weeks after consultations between the ministry and schools. Each school will also be allowed to create a single target unique to itself.

According to Mr. Nicolaides, the move to performance-based goals will keep universities and colleges accountable. “Performance-based funding is not something new and is a developing and growing trend in higher education,” he said. Better performance and improvement is not rewarded by an increased budget under Alberta’s proposal; it only results in a school keeping what it already has.

And these Clowns just hired Someone from Ontario, Thug Fraud territory, who worked for Sneers campaign, AND are pay a salary of 200k !!!!

If funding is tied to performance they will just grade easier - you make the Dean's list and you make the Dean's list....

How long until all impacted institutions drop everything but law? Why would they have say... journalism or teaching (I'm assuming lawyers make more)

Same criteria for the provincial government?

Classic Anti-Intellectual Agenda Of UCPCaucus jkenney ! The irony. First they roll out massive cuts, budget slashing, funding freeze across all levels of education. Then they plan to tie funding to performance. YEGlifer ChattyGirlMedia abpoli cdnpoli

Those in education think they are above being measured, this is a step in the right direction.

I was under the impression that post secondary education was heavily subsidized by the Fed govt. So by scaling back provincial funding by 32%, schools have to increase tuition fees & rely on the Feds? AB will benefit from these grads, but not invest in them?

Of course Jason Kenny would do that 😡

Very difficult to rate education on success as success varies and sometimes not monetary. Non-monetary success is more difficult to rate. Plus the fact that a government bureaucrat is in know position to rate educational success. .................................................

funding for post secondary institutions, tied too performance, what time frame defines successful performance 5-20 or 30+years

This is horrific.

what about performance funding door politicians. Funding cut if promises and goals not met. Minimum wage if not met?

Good, then this means Kenney should be on minimum wage or worse - according to his wikipedia article, he didn't finish a philosophy program in San Fransisco.

Good. An investment is meant to have a return. The reality is that many programs add no value whatsoever to society.

Oh Alberta you people are done. The UPC things they have a mandate to do what ever they want. Cut everything and then give all our buddies more tax breaks. It's going to be a long four years.

I'm curious to see how the universities rank depending on if their science departments follow the narrative of the 'Canadian Energy Centre'.

If he’s the one to convince Justin Trudeau to grow a beard that sure worked! Because he sure lost my vote.

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