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October 8, 2025

Students Are ‘Learning with Their Feet’ — by Shunning Bad Colleges

Fewer students are going to college, leading many to worry that young Americans are abandoning…

September 24, 2025

How Can Education Savings Accounts Serve Students with Special Needs?

As education savings account (ESA) laws have been adopted by a number of states in the past…

September 23, 2025

America’s Distorted Market for Higher Education

In the United States, K-12 education is mostly run as a government service. By contrast,…

September 23, 2025

America’s Distorted Market for Higher Education

In the United States, K-12 education is mostly run as a government service. By contrast,…

September 3, 2025

How Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Can Fix the Student Loan Crisis

When Congress passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in July, one of its most profound…

August 29, 2025

No, Teachers Shouldn’t Decrease Referrals to Child-Protective Services

“We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma.” That was the title of a recent opinion…

August 22, 2025

The Southern Surge in Education

It’s been a grim stretch for America’s schools. Reading and math achievement are in a decade-long…

August 21, 2025

The Big Beautiful Fix for Graduate School Borrowing

When policymakers and the public talk about student debt, they usually picture undergraduates: young people…

May 16, 2025

Financial Aid Follies: The Trump Administration and College Affordability

“Maybe breaking these programs is not an unfortunate side effect that might happen. It’s actually…

May 15, 2025

The Pandemic Is Over. It’s Time for Schools to Get the Message.

More than five years after the covid-19 pandemic began, the havoc it wreaked on American…

May 7, 2025

Republicans Unveil Plan to Rein in Student Debt and Waste in Higher Education

In a significant development for higher education policy, House Republicans have unveiled a sweeping proposal to reform…

May 5, 2025

What’s in House Republicans’ Student Loan Overhaul

House Republicans have introduced a comprehensive student loan overhaul as part of the broader budget reconciliation process….