The Innovation Dilemma Facing Betsy DeVos
No one can accuse Education Secretary Betsy DeVos of inaction. Just within the past few weeks, her Department of Education announced the overhaul of two major Obama-era regulations. The next stage of...
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Parents, Student Loans, and Government: An Unhealthy Mix
Parent PLUS is not typically the loan program making headlines when student loans are in the news. But over the past several years, it has become a central part of America’s higher-education financing...
View ArticleForgiving Student Debt Isn’t the Solution to Anything
The time-honored American tradition of outlandish political promises continues apace. Now, the spotlight is on student debt. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren added to the debate...
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Why South Korea Can’t Quit College
More advanced societies tend to have more educated citizens, which is one reason why politicians of all stripes call for sending more students to college. One country has taken that impulse to its...
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The Majors that Pay and the Degrees that Don’t for Graduates
The College Scorecard, a Department of Education initiative that publishes data on student debt and earnings after graduation for thousands of schools, just got a major update. Previously, the...
View ArticleWhen Student Debt Is A Good Thing (And When It’s Not)
Student debt has a bad reputation. It’s under attack from the left, which sees debt as a ball and chain that ruins the lives of young people who had the audacity to seek a decent education. Many on the...
View ArticleThe Scuba Model of Higher Education
Scuba diving ought to be very dangerous. Recreational diving involves submerging to depths of up to 60 feet. If something goes wrong at that depth, a quick return to the surface is not an option....
View ArticleWhy Free Community College Solves The Wrong Problem
House Democrats have released their draft plan to make free community college a reality across much of the country, at a price tag of over $100 billion. The obsession with a zero sticker price for...
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