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Nov 20, 2024 | 
aei.org | Beth Akers
Graduate student lending is out of control. Students are effectively borrowing without limit to pay for graduate and professional schools, many of which offer little or no return on their investment. The status quo is untenable for both students, who bear the risk of taking on unaffordable debts amid uncertainty about the future of forgiveness programs, and taxpayers, who are ultimately on the hook for bailouts when students cannot repay debts that should never have been issued in the first place.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
aei.org | Beth Akers
Whether a local, state or national election, the economy is always an important issue for voters. And polling suggests that things will be no different for the fast approaching election in November.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
msn.com | Beth Akers
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
deseret.com | Beth Akers
Whether a local, state or national election, the economy is always an important issue for voters. And polling suggests that things will be no different for the fast approaching election in November.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
aei.org | Beth Akers |Joe Pitts
Key PointsPresident Joe Biden’s legally dubious campaign to cancel student debt has left higher education finance in a precarious position. The sector will require significant reform to prevent rampant inflation of costs and deteriorating quality. Constraining the amount of debt the broken federal loan program can originate would allow for more private market participation in this arena and the benefits it would confer.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
aei.org | Beth Akers |Joe Pitts |Lauren MacDonald
Yesterday, Ben Sasse resigned from his post as the University of Florida’s (UF) president. He explained that his wife Melissa was recently diagnosed with epilepsy, and that he wanted to dedicate as much time as possible to her and his family. “Gator Nation needs a president who can keep charging hard, Melissa deserves a husband who can pull his weight, and my kids need a dad who can be home many more nights,” he wrote.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
heartlanddailynews.com | Beth Akers |Michael Brickman
State attorneys general in 18 states have banded together to sue the Biden administration over the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, which is slated to cost taxpayers between $250 to $750 billion. The plan was announced last summer as “plan B” after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s initial unlawful attempt to cancel student loans.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
aei.org | Beth Akers |Michael Brickman |Lauren MacDonald
State attorneys general in 18 states have banded together to sue the Biden administration over the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, which is slated to cost taxpayers between $250 to $750 billion. The plan was announced last summer as “plan B” after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s initial unlawful attempt to cancel student loans.
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May 31, 2024 | 
aei.org | Beth Akers |Joe Pitts |Julia Cataneo
In October of last year, we argued at Deseret News that Harvard and other institutions of higher learning should adopt institutional neutrality, refusing to make statements on the political controversies of the day. Last week, Harvard finally made the right decision.
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May 29, 2024 | 
aei.org | Beth Akers |Joe Pitts |Lauren MacDonald
For as long as we can remember, Republicans and Democrats have been talking past one another when it comes to federal student loan policy. Both sides of the aisle want students from all backgrounds to have access to a valuable and high quality education, but where progressives prioritize federal support, conservatives call for reining in federal programs.
