The Department of Education floats a “narrow” loan-cancellation plan for which 71 percent of former college students could qualify
Higher Education
Student debt now exceeds $1.5 trillion. We must overhaul a system that, for too long, has incentivized colleges and universities to charge unaffordable prices for degrees that do not always improve the lives of their recipients. Measures of return on investment (ROI) can help ensure that that institutions are accountable for the economic outcomes of the students they plunge into indebtedness.
All Higher Education
States have the opportunity to lead on higher education reform. This issue brief outlines three policy areas for consideration.
New data reveals that underlying costs at U.S. colleges are higher than almost every other country
West Virginia University eliminated 28 academic programs with waning student interest that cost the school millions
At-risk children would benefit academically if given the opportunity to pay tutors to recover learning losses
The Fifth Circuit enjoined a Biden regulation that would have cancelled billions in student loans
On this week’s show Paul talks to Preston Cooper about his new research on the Return on Investment (ROI) of a college education and the new report he has written which ranks US states by the ROI of their higher education systems.
Preston Cooper on his plan to change federal college aid.