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August 29, 2024
There were many years when Republican and Democratic lawmakers weren’t too far apart on higher education policy. Their rhetoric reflected different priorities, but neither party really pushed for a radical…
August 1, 2024
Key Points In the interest of students and taxpayers, it is time for bipartisan and commonsense graduate financing policy reform. This issue’s complexity and importance demand a comprehensive solution that…
June 27, 2024
Last fall President Biden announced his “Plan B” for student loan cancellation after the Supreme Court ruled his initial efforts unconstitutional. Plan B, named the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan,…
May 29, 2024
…Earlier this month, the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity’s (FREOPP) Preston Cooper and Beth hosted a webinar to discuss a recent report the three of us co-authored on the potential for expanding the…
May 9, 2024
…the Ball on FAFSA Beth Akers | AEIdeas | February 14, 2024 Biden Administration Continues to Fumble the New Financial Aid Application Beth Akers | AEIdeas | January 31, 2024…
May 9, 2024
…promising loan cancellation. Lawmakers could use those savings for deficit reduction, or to expand financial aid for truly needy students. But lawmakers who want to pursue privatization must avoid several…
May 1, 2024
…p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists: Beth Akers, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Wayne D. Lewis Jr., President, Houghton University Michael Q. McShane, Adjunct Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Andy Smarick, Senior Fellow,…
April 10, 2024
…millions of students expecting loan forgiveness high and dry. As Beth wrote last year, “Biden and his progressive allies promised loan forgiveness that almost every legal expert knew would be stopped cold…
April 9, 2024
…lawmakers like President Biden let them off the hook to repay them. Blaming banks is a common refrain for Democrats, but it’s completely ignorant to do so in the case…
April 9, 2024
This morning, President Biden announced new details about the latest effort to cancel student debt that he says will reduce balances or completely cancel student debt for over 30 million Americans. First,…