July 30, 2026
Rethinking Predatory Student Lending
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act ended the Grad PLUS loan program for new borrowers and…
July 20, 2026
Student Loan Policy Uncertainty Has Real Costs
To put it mildly, opinions varied on whether the Biden administration’s student loan policies—namely its…
June 25, 2026
Capping Student Loan Interest Would Cost Billions, Help Well-off Borrowers
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced on Wednesday that she would file a discharge petition on her proposal,…
May 14, 2026
Education Scorecard Looks Beyond Recovery
This week, the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University and the Educational…
April 6, 2026
States Should Consider Earnings Outcomes for Workforce Pell Programs
Workforce Pell Grants are coming this year, helping to level the playing field between traditional…
February 25, 2026
States Are Taking the Reins on College Accountability
Last year’s budget reconciliation legislation, more commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB),…
February 10, 2026
Snow Excuses
The past few years have featured a lot of hand-wringing about chronic absenteeism and the insanity of extended pandemic school…
February 6, 2026
Progress on Absenteeism Is Stalling. What Can We Do About It?
More than five years after the pandemic threw schools off course, the latest evidence suggests…
February 5, 2026
Turnover Tactics: Unveiling the Frequency and Mechanisms of Counseling Out
Abstract: This study explores the prevalence and characteristics of “counseling out” as a human resource…
February 4, 2026
Protecting Students and Taxpayers: Strengthening Accountability and Value in Higher Education
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I appreciate your leadership and…
January 26, 2026
Trump Has a Solution for Student Loans. Forgiveness Isn’t It.
President Donald Trump entered office intent on reversing most of the Biden administration’s student loan…