· The funding formula for schools should be revamped and tied more strongly to performance. The proposal would require 25 percent of state funding for colleges to be based on performance standards— like student graduation rates and skills training for high-need job areas. Currently, 2 percent of state funding is divided among schools in that manner.
· Freshman- and sophomore-level courses should be funded at the same rate across campuses, despite complaints from higher education officials that there are different types of teachers and instructional quality.
· Historically Black colleges would get additional funding designed to close the gap in salaries, facilities, faculty-to-student ratios and other areas in which the schools fall behind other schools in the state.
