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November 13, 2024

How Trump Might Fulfill His Higher-Education Campaign Promises

…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 25, 2024

How Workforce Education Can Boost Earnings and Fill Jobs

…Pell Grants began to cover the cost. Still, the instinct to level the playing field between traditional higher education and workforce training is a good one, and policymakers ought to…

October 2, 2024

Higher Education: Making Education Beyond High School Work for All

…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 16, 2024

A Pyrrhic Victory Against Student Loan Default

…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…

September 11, 2024

After Decades of Competitive Admissions, Getting into College Has Finally Become Easier

…admissions rates mean colleges must compete more fiercely to attract students, and for many that means slashing tuition. Policymakers should heed this lesson: a more competitive market in higher education…