David Halperin

3 weeks ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

A new report filed with the Federal Election Commission shows that the troubled for-profit college operation Perdoceo Education Corp. donated $50,000 to the 2025 Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. Almost all of Perdoceo’s revenue comes from U.S. taxpayers.

4 weeks ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

In a radio interview posted today, University of Idaho president C. Scott Green appeared to indicate that the proposed deal for his school to acquire the for-profit giant University of Phoenix is not going to happen. While Green said the action “is still in Phoenix’s court,” he admitted his school “never got the green light” from the state legislature to proceed.

1 month ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

Although President Donald J. Trump last month signed an executive order directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,” and although DOGE efforts and layoffs have cut the Department staff by half, the Department announced today that it will embark on an extensive round of meetings to draft new regulations governing student financial aid.

1 month ago | republicreport.org | Jeremy Bauer-Wolf |David Halperin

Editor’s Note: This piece highlights the findings of Cut Short, a new, comprehensive investigation by think tank New America into the troubling realities of cosmetology education. The full report unpacks how for-profit beauty schools exploit federal financial aid, burdening students with debt while failing to provide a viable path to financial stability.

1 month ago | republicreport.org | David Halperin

We’ve had the rule of law in this country since 1776, when the colonies declared independence from King George III of England. Our democracy has been deeply flawed in many ways since then. But we’ve never gone as backward, and downward, as we have since inauguration day 2025. We’re right at the point of authoritarianism now. For eight straight weeks, the Trump Administration has issued illegal orders and engaged in illegal actions, across a wide range of matters, with terrible consequences.