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February 8, 2024

Chronic Absenteeism After the Pandemic

…a panel of experts—Hedy Chang of Attendance Works, Lisa Coons of the Virginia Department of Education, Michael A. Gottfried of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and Scott

December 12, 2023

Underserved: A Conversation with Ja’Ron Smith and Chris Pilkerton

Event Summary On December 12, AEI’s Scott Winship and former Trump administration officials Ja’Ron Smith and Chris Pilkerton discussed how policymakers can improve the lives of people in underserved communities…

October 20, 2023

Value Needs to be the Next Buzzword in Higher Education

…with an eye to protecting people’s privacy. During lunch, Scott Pulsipher, president of Western Governors University (WGU), spoke about how WGU seeks to maximize the value of their programs, and…

October 17, 2023

Measuring Value in Higher Education

…Akers, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute 12:15 p.m. Q&A 12:30 p.m. Conversation and Lunch Panelists: Beth Akers, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University 1:30 p.m….

July 6, 2023

The End of Affirmative Action Calls for a Renewed Conservatism of Opportunity

Only about 40 percent of adults in their late 20s have a bachelor’s degree, and that’s true of only 25 to 30 percent of blacks and Latinos in that age range. Just…

June 30, 2023

It’s Time to End Legacy Admissions

…legacy admissions. Republican senator and presidential candidate Tim Scott told an interviewer Thursday that he welcomed the Court’s decision, but he added that “one of the things that Harvard could do to…