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February 9, 2024
Resolving to Learn Lessons from Record Pandemic Fraud
…fraud detection and prevention. States operating this state/federal system should also meet elevated expectations. This includes matching claimants against databases of those who should not be eligible—such as prisoners, deceased…
February 9, 2024
The Upside of the College Enrollment Downswing
…commuting distance of a college or university, unfortunately. But this matters less today than ever before, with online education providing more and higher quality options. A community without a brick-and-mortar…
February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
…agenda. Thus, conservatives cheered when Texas governor George W. Bush stepped up on K–12 schooling, urging schools to ensure that every child could read and do math at grade level…
February 6, 2024
NYCHA Corruption Means It’s Time To Privatize
…lied about a vital public-health matter — conducting lead-paint inspections of apartments — we learn NYCHA supervisors solicited bribes in exchange for no-bid repair contracts. US Attorney Damian Williams charged 70 NYCHA…
January 31, 2024
Perspective: The ‘social workplace’ and why it matters to Zoomers
…cultivate workplace relationships. Time, tenure and maturity can help foster meaningful connections within a professional setting. Older workers have also had more time to reflect, plan and pivot their careers…
January 12, 2024
What is the Utah “Family Miracle”?
…kids living in married families.” The strength of Utah’s families matters because this Beehive distinctive helps explain why the state is rated No. 1 when it comes to economic growth, economic mobility for…
January 11, 2024
Tax Credit Nation — Politicians Are Casting New Spending As ‘Tax Cuts,’ Hiding Their True Cost
With the national debt soaring past $34 trillion, liberal politicians hoping to expand the federal leviathan face a conundrum. How can they convince Americans wary of the effects of runaway…
January 11, 2024
To Better Promote Work, Stop Subsidizing More Benefit Collection
…and work incentives), that would only exacerbate the growing tilt toward benefit collection over work. Current legislative proposals would make matters far worse by permanently ignoring significant new taxpayer-provided benefits…
January 10, 2024
By the Numbers: Here’s How the New Federal Financial Aid Formula Harms Families with More Than One Child
…family with $100,000 in income. (Family size doesn’t matter in this formula when calculating available assets, which is a minor way the rules discriminate against large families.) Parents’ expected contribution to their…
January 10, 2024
Even Congress’s “Tax Extenders” Are About More Benefits
Congress’s long list of unfinished business for the new year includes “tax extender” legislation, which is normally considered before lawmakers adjourn for the holidays in December. The fact that this…