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February 7, 2025
…time for government to get out of the housing business — which it never should have been involved with in the first place and which it has proven incompetent to…
February 7, 2025
…interests rather than America’s needs. Perhaps it’s time to launch another national reading panel, like the one that ran between 1997 and 2000. But we don’t have time to waste….
February 4, 2025
…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….
January 30, 2025
…in line with J.D. Vance’s proposal during the campaign when he reminded voters that “President Trump has been on the record for a long time supporting a bigger child tax credit” but…
January 29, 2025
…all in 24 other states. Through licensing laws, states also impose degree requirements on occupations that typically do not pay enough to justify the time and expense of a degree,…
January 24, 2025
…for the patterns identified in this report. Read the PDF. Executive Summary Although national test scores provide clear evidence on student achievement across time, they do not illuminate what is…
January 24, 2025
…for the patterns identified in this report. Read the PDF. Executive Summary Although national test scores provide clear evidence on student achievement across time, they do not illuminate what is…
January 23, 2025
…the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) relaunch led applications for federal Pell Grants and student loans to drop by 325,000 (nine percent) among high school seniors and other first-time applicants…
January 21, 2025
…loans, without congressional approval. Biden officials judged that they did not have enough time to finalize the loan cancellation plans before the new administration takes over. Conservatives can take a victory…
January 21, 2025
…how many states exploit the waiver eligibility criteria in this way, our research found that waiver coverage has increased over time. Figure 1 shows just how common waivers have become,…