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April 17, 2025
As Congress negotiates a bill to overhaul the federal budget, lawmakers looking to save money should note $30 billion in potential savings hiding in plain sight. The Public Service Loan…
March 21, 2025
…federal Pell Grant, which advocates claim has lost its “purchasing power” over time. This narrative is misleading. In fact, policymakers have made financial aid programs such as Pell Grants far…
March 18, 2025
…Council Moderator: Beth Akers, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute 4:45 p.m. Q&A 5:00 p.m. Adjournment Related Content A Conservative Vision for Higher Education Reform Beth Akers | American Enterprise Institute…
November 20, 2024
…willing to step in and help these students pay for their educations. Indeed, a thriving private market for graduate student loans existed before Congress removed limits on federal lending. But if policymakers…
November 20, 2024
Graduate student lending is out of control. Students are effectively borrowing without limit to pay for graduate and professional schools, many of which offer little or no return on their…
November 13, 2024
…to pay for specific education initiatives. In particular, Trump could urge lawmakers to use the endowment tax revenue to expand financial assistance for students who are not pursuing four-year college…
October 9, 2024
…association. When they’re operating on their own dime, private colleges have a right to admit whom they like. At the same time, lawmakers have every right to write rules for public colleges…
October 2, 2024
…higher education as if it always pays off. Instead, policymakers should leverage market forces to reward forms of higher education that serve students well, and penalize those that do not….
September 17, 2024
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…
September 16, 2024
…Policymakers instead need to fix the issue at the source, by ensuring that the student loans extended to borrowers are within their expected capacity to repay. That means keeping college…