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March 25, 2025
Reimagining Federal Education R&D: IES, Workforce Skills, and State Leadership
…countries that participate in the study (over 30 in PIAAC). This produces a diffuse survey covering far too many aspects of skills than are needed by US policy makers. An…
March 21, 2025
Increasing Financial Aid Isn’t the Solution to High College Costs
…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 14, 2025
A Historic Opportunity for Higher Education Reform
…policy divides between mainstream Democrats and Republicans used to be trivial. For example, 10 years ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) proposal to lower student loan interest rates to 3.9 percent seemed radical. It was…
February 28, 2025
Less Than Half of Medicaid Recipients Work Enough to Comply With a Work Requirement
…policymakers should consider when determining whether to institute a Medicaid work requirement, the form it should take, and to whom it should apply. For example, such factors should include the…
February 24, 2025
A Conservative Vision for Higher Education Reform
…point in the national discourse on higher education policy. On April 22, 2019, Senator Elizabeth Warren, vying for the Democratic nomination for president, announced that as president she’d cancel up…
February 18, 2025
Family-Friendly Policies for the 119th Congress
…marriage penalties are three specific areas of interest to lawmakers who want to make America more family friendly. Read the PDF. Introduction America is in a baby bust, with birth…
February 14, 2025
Poverty During the Pandemic and the Role of Government Transfers
…that pandemic-era policies played an important role in maintaining economic wellbeing during this period. Policymakers have long debated how best to alleviate child poverty and what role government support should…
February 4, 2025
The Family First Act Would Expand Net Income Tax Refunds to Higher Income Families
…families in the top half of the income distribution. At a time when lawmakers are seeking ways to reduce the federal deficit, they should consider whether these changes are prudent….
February 4, 2025
Snip, Snip: Spending Cuts Are Coming
…circulated a short list of would-be savings totaling over $5 trillion, followed by a 50-page menu offering almost $15 trillion in nominal deficit reduction alongside more than $3 trillion in potential “sweeteners.” If lawmakers…
January 24, 2025
Testing Theories of Why: Four Keys to Interpreting US Student Achievement Trends
…of test takers. Since 2011, the US has experienced the highest absolute achievement gap growth internationally. Adult performance trends on international assessments during this period reflect those of students, suggesting…