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February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
…as the role model for the right when it comes to education reform. Since the Reagan era, the right’s education reformers have repeatedly fallen victim to the siren songs of…
February 7, 2024
To Save Local Journalism, Update The Public Broadcasting Act
During his time as the U.S. ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson wrote that if he faced a choice between “a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a…
February 6, 2024
NYCHA Corruption Means It’s Time To Privatize
…contract value — between $500 and $2,000 depending on the size of the contract — but some defendants demanded even higher amounts.” It’s time for more far-reaching change to address…
January 31, 2024
Perspective: The ‘social workplace’ and why it matters to Zoomers
…tends to grow over time, reaching 63% by late career. One explanation for these trends could be that younger workers may not have had the same amount of time to…
January 15, 2024
New York’s Voter Suppression
Some Americans never register to vote. Those of us who do usually register just once. But over the past two years I’ve registered three times. I might even do it…
January 12, 2024
Congress Shouldn’t Expand Welfare in Return for Corporate Tax Cuts
…Moving forward, Congress could automatically increase the maximum benefit with inflation each year to ensure its real value stays constant over time, though Congress should avoid jacking up the current…
January 12, 2024
Get Ready for AI-Driven Skill Democratization
…platter knowledge and skills that would otherwise take considerable time, effort, and money to acquire, potentially broadening and strengthening our human capital base and freeing up highly talented people to…
January 12, 2024
What is the Utah “Family Miracle”?
…national media — from NPR to The New York Times — it led other states across the nation, from Arkansas to Texas, to also take legislative steps to reign in Big Tech and protect…
January 11, 2024
Tax Credit Nation — Politicians Are Casting New Spending As ‘Tax Cuts,’ Hiding Their True Cost
…president called the policy a “tax cut” 15 times. Despite that rhetoric, the policy actually dispensed far more in new benefit spending than tax relief. That’s typical, especially when politicians describe “refundable”…
January 10, 2024
By the Numbers: Here’s How the New Federal Financial Aid Formula Harms Families with More Than One Child
The old federal formula for higher education financial aid is dead. The new formula creates winners and losers. Specifically, the new formula harms middle-class families with more than one child in college at a time. It’s…