The False Promise of Progressive Free-College Plans
They will almost certainly cost far more — and accomplish far less — than their supporters claim.
Biden’s Free-College Plan Is a Solution in Search of a Problem
Policymakers should instead embrace our existing, well-functioning student-aid system and improve upon it.
Don’t Blame For-Profit Colleges for Debt among Black Students
The accusations don’t stand up to even simple scrutiny.
A Wall Street Bailout for Student Loans? We Already Have That
Earlier this week, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed cancelling all $1.6 trillion in outstanding student debt.
Warren Shows We’re Already Forgiving Too Much Student Debt
Despite the Warren plan’s apparent generosity, it would impose limits on who can qualify for debt forgiveness based on income.
The Inside Track to Elite Colleges: Not Just White and Wealthy
An academic makes a misleading argument about college admissions.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Student-Loan Shakedown
This is exactly what CFPB critics warned about.
A Hidden Plan to Stick Taxpayers with Billions in Student-Loan ‘Forgiveness’
The Aim Higher Act would let borrowers out of loans they could afford to pay back.
A Teacher-Recruitment Program Set Up to Fail
No one should be surprised that the federal TEACH Grant program is floundering.