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March 11, 2024
Taking On the College Cartel
…here—and an opportunity. Policymakers who are troubled by this state of affairs but unsure how to respond may be inclined to look to the K–12 playbook, thinking that what’s needed…
March 11, 2024
Louisiana’s FAFSA U-Turn Signals That “College-for-All” Has Peaked
…large in K-12 schooling, distorted our priorities, and had fueled the neglect of career and technical education. That take was noxious to education advocates, philanthropists, policymakers, and the higher education…
February 9, 2024
The Upside of the College Enrollment Downswing
Enrollment in education after high school peaked in 2010, with 21 million students enrolling in two-or four-year degree programs that fall. Since then, enrollment has steadily declined, and even projections that predict…
February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
…and technical, and given that everyone agreed that taxpayers needed to be protected, Republican lawmakers gave the executive branch immense discretion to set repayment terms. (This turned out to be…
January 24, 2024
It’s National School Choice Week. Democrats: What Do You Think?
…alongside Marcus Brandon, executive director of CarolinaCAN and two-term state representative in North Carolina. Opposed to the motion are Graig Meyer, current North Carolina state senator, and Bethany Little, former education advisor to…
January 19, 2024
The Case for Curriculum
Since A Nation at Risk, Education Reform Efforts Have Mostly Stopped at the Classroom Door Executive Summary Decades of education reform have left policymakers, educators, and students alike fatigued and unimpressed….
January 19, 2024
Ninety Percent Student Attendance Won’t Solve Chronic Absenteeism
…on the absenteeism problem. However, the seemingly rosy 90 percent figure should not allow educators, parents, journalists, or policymakers to take their eyes off of the ball. Cardona was right…
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…
November 17, 2023
Male Malaise Is Not Just About ‘the Culture’
You are familiar with the litany of ills blighting our society: declining rates of work and marriage; rising rates of obesity and loneliness; soaring deaths of despair. All of these trends…
October 26, 2023
New Report Sheds Light on Expansive Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme
…many students to take on student debt, policymakers must ensure the program is administered in an efficient and fair manner.” Expanded eligibility for aid must be accompanied by new constraints…