<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2015/january/115cofedpbf.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>08/07/2017 04:39:42 PM</pubDate><title>Performance-Based Funding in Community Colleges Hinders Success of At Risk Students</title><subtitle/><description>University of Houston - News:A new study from the College of Education indicates that performance-based funding for Texas community colleges could disproportionately penalize colleges that predominately serve students from disadvantaged backgrounds.</description><author>Marisa Ramirez</author><author-email>mrcannon@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image/><categories>Research,Student Success,Top Stories</categories></item>