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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…
October 20, 2023
Value Needs to be the Next Buzzword in Higher Education
For a long time, advocates and policymakers in the higher education space were fixated on improving “access” to higher education. As a society, we recognized that higher education was a…
October 12, 2023
Now the Administration Is Legislating on Welfare, Too
…treads much of the same legislative ground as recent congressional reauthorization proposals. That should trouble members of Congress in both parties who value their institutional role as lawmakers—not administration regulation-followers….
October 2, 2023
Shopping for Colleges Just Got a Little Easier for Some Students
Shopping for college can be a nightmare. As the market for consumer products has gotten easier, more transparent, and faster than ever before (read: Amazon), the market for college degrees…
September 26, 2023
The Gas Tax Should Not Be Eliminated
…for road use. If lawmakers eliminate these taxes, the price of driving would fall, leading to more cars and trucks using the same roads. Increased driving would increase the externalities…
September 18, 2023
Students’ Lack of Basic Knowledge of US History and Civics Remains a National Embarrassment
…83 correct. We launched a pledge effort aimed at educators, politicians, and policy-makers called “Challenge 2026” that would make passing the citizenship test a national high school graduation requirement by…
September 5, 2023
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Address the Trade Deficit
…lawmakers should avoid that. But lawmakers could increase national saving by either encouraging private saving or reducing the federal budget deficit. The critics are right: Tariffs are a bad idea….
September 5, 2023
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Address the Trade Deficit
…lawmakers should avoid that. But lawmakers could increase national saving by either encouraging private saving or reducing the federal budget deficit. The critics are right: Tariffs are a bad idea….
September 1, 2023
Despite Staggering Improper Payments, New Labor Department Report Calls for Reviving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
…history of abuse. Policymakers knew PUA was prone to abuse from almost the moment it was created in March 2020. An April 2020 DOL Inspector General (IG) report found that, under the…
August 9, 2023
The CTC Work Incentive Works
…the workforce. Despite the likely employment reductions, some policymakers have lamented the end of the pandemic-era CTC, arguing that the current CTC unfairly withholds the full amount from the poorest Americans. They…