Punished for Its Mission? - Ry Rivard, Inside Higher Ed

New College of Florida is a public institution with small classes and close faculty-student interaction in a state where most students attend mammoth universities with large classes. It attracts and graduates high-quality students, and it's known for its rigorous curriculum. But so far it has come out a loser under the state’s new performance funding plan. The example it sets could extend far beyond Florida. If the Obama administration’s plan to tie federal student aid to performance ever becomes law, private liberal arts colleges may also have to deal with the consequences of policies that leave them at a disadvantage. New College is one of three public institutions in Florida that didn’t meet state standards. Those institutions all lost funding compared to the previous year and missed out on getting new money from a $100 million pot to reward colleges. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/07/one-liberal-arts-college-loses-money-after-its-state-adopts-performance-funding