CONTENTS
	FOREWORD
	INTRODUCTION
	STATE CONTEXT
		Political Climate
		State Finances
	HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA
		Enrollement
		Tuition and Student Aid
	TWO NEW PROCESSES FOR POLICY-DRIVEN CHANGE
		Roundtable Process
		Toward Stronger System Unification
	CHANGES INITIATED IN HIGHER EDUCATION
		Reinvestment Through Efficiencies
		From Formula to Base-Plus Budget
		Relationships with Vocational/Technical Institutes
		Additional Changes: Enhancing Academic Quality
	CONCLUSIONS
	ENDNOTES
	ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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