Defund Columbia
Federal loans for high-cost, low-value graduate schools have enabled the Ivy League master’s-degree racket to thrive.
Abandoning the SAT Won’t Help Disadvantaged Students
As one of the few purely objective metrics in the college-admissions process, standardized-test scores are key to evening the odds for low-income applicants.
The False Promise of Progressive Free-College Plans
They will almost certainly cost far more — and accomplish far less — than their supporters claim.
Elizabeth Warren’s Bad Student-Debt Plan
It’s too costly and would create a moral hazard, when there are better alternatives.
What More Funding for State Universities Buys Students
New research suggests that cuts to state funding don’t lead to higher tuition costs at public universities.
Scrutinize All Colleges, Not Just For-Profits
Trump looks to undo an Obama-era regulation.
How the Department of Education Uses Student Loans as a Weapon
We now have another installment in the sage of govt. officials using student-aid programs to influence higher education. Whoever writes the checks makes the rule.