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February 6, 2025
High Costs, Uneven Value: Repairing The Federal Role in Postsecondary Education
The higher education system suffers from many problems, including excessive costs, low completion rates, uneven financial value for students, and high rates of student loan nonpayment. Federal government policies unintentionally…
December 4, 2024
Back to Basics: America’s Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83171N5kwag AEI Senior Fellow Ian Rowe testifies before the US House Education and Workforce Committee on December 4, 2024, alongside Dr. Jed Atkins, Director and Dean, School of Civic Life…
September 17, 2024
Back to School: Shedding Light on Risks and Harm in the Private Student Lending and Servicing Market
At present there are more than 1.74 trillion dollars in student loans outstanding in the US economy. This is a massive amount of money that represents serious liabilities for millions…
March 7, 2024
Proven Results: Highlighting the Benefits of Charter Schools for Students and Families
In 2002, I became a fifth-grade teacher at the lowest-performing public school in the South Bronx, New York City’s lowest-performing school district. A mere 16 percent of PS 277 students…
January 20, 2022
Testimony: Incentivize Individual Agency to Achieve Upward Mobility
https://youtu.be/VTuZsX4FlYY?t=3297 To Chairman Himes, Ranking member Steil and the distinguished members of the House Select Committee on the Economy, good morning. My name is Ian Rowe. I submit my testimony…