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March 6, 2024
It’s Time to Scrap the Federal Student Loan Program
…should also be required to benchmark employee benefits, overhead, and administrative ranks against private sector norms, with student eligibility for federal loans contingent on acceptable performance. Moreover, institutions whose students…
February 7, 2024
Elite Colleges Need to Offer Less Affirmation. And Insist on More Work.
…and Mindy Marks calculated that in 1961 the average full-time student at a four-year college studied about 24 hours per week; by 2003, that was down to 14 hours. We’ve normalized a…
February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
…when yesterday’s left worked to impose bureaucratic uniformity on the nation’s schools. Rather, we’ll focus on the era of education reform that started in 1983 with the landmark report, A Nation…
December 12, 2023
Virginia’s Gov. Youngkin Offers A Republican Path On Pre-K
…access to a marketplace feature which would list and describe all available providers, searchable by zip code, hours of operation, and various other criteria. The proposal emphasizes the need to…
December 8, 2023
Biden’s Even Worse Version of “Free College”
…employees’ utilization rates. Colleges that enroll students with federal student loans should also be required to benchmark their benefits and administrative ranks against private-sector best practices, with eligibility for participation…
October 6, 2023
After a Banner Year for School Choice, the Challenge Is to Ensure New Programs Work
…a license or will we limit which vendors parents can choose? These market slowdowns are a huge issue. If we’re going to implement ESAs correctly, we need to make sure…
September 18, 2023
West Virginia Budget Cuts Are a Taste of Higher Ed’s Future
…labor market made it more attractive to move directly into the workforce instead of spending thousands and incurring debt to earn a degree. Mr. Gee highlighted these factors, along with…
September 18, 2023
A Degree of Risk
…interested in the details, and there is less pressure on institutions of higher learning to perform. Discipline from the market can keep value high and prices low, ensuring that public…
July 18, 2023
The Education Community’s Views on School Improvement Have Fundamentally Changed
A few months back, I reflected on the 40th anniversary of “A Nation at Risk,” the landmark 1983 report. But there’s one important point that I didn’t really address: that the report…
June 28, 2023
Yes, College Is Still a Good Investment
…levels of experience and education tend to gain new skills faster, and the market rewards that learning through higher wages. One step-up begets the next, and nothing succeeds like success….