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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman |Julia Cataneo
I’ve heard this a lot recently from friends, colleagues, education leaders, and elected officials on social media. The caveats that follow are often flimsy at best and irrational or anti-democratic at worst. I hope that these voices will instead choose to embrace the idea of a government that is more efficient and effective so that more money can go towards their own stated priorities and less can be spent on bureaucratic layers, waste, fraud, and interest on the exploding national debt.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman |Julia Cataneo
President Biden assumed office with one of the most ambitious higher education regulatory agendas of any president in recent decades. Among its purported initiatives, his Department of Education promised to curb for-profit institutions, transform the Title IX regulations designed to protect women into controversial policy for transgender students that would undermine the original intent of the law, and, perhaps most notoriously, cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman |Julia Cataneo
Amid a widely recognized crisis, it may be asking too much of those in charge to engage in honest self-reflection, but one would hope that leaders would at least have enough self-awareness not to engage in self-flattery in lieu of pursuing corrective actions.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
hitconsultant.net | Michael Brickman
Eye contact and good desk-side manner have always been incredibly important in the plastic surgery specialty, where patients’ decisions can be heavy with emotion around the perception of their image. Even what some see as a “small touchup” like dermal fillers are huge decisions for others because it is a change in how they present themselves physically and then carry themselves emotionally. The practice of plastic surgery is inherently human, in the most sentimental sense.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman |Zichu Yang
The election has finally come and gone, and in just a couple of short months, we will have a new president to set a new agenda for higher education and workforce issues. The incoming Trump administration will be tasked with reviewing the Biden administration’s policies on student loan forgiveness, accountability reform, civil and constitutional rights, and more.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman
Within just a few short months, there will be a new occupant of the Oval Office and, with that, a new administration in charge of the education and workforce regulatory regime. As one of the primary parties responsible for authorizing and holding accountable private-sector education and career-training providers, the regulatory processes that Uncle Sam oversees are massively consequential in shaping pathways to careers throughout the nation.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman |Zichu Yang
Throughout a campaign cycle, it’s not uncommon for candidates to borrow policy proposals from one another. Earlier this year, for instance, Kamala Harris caused significant back-and-forth between the campaigns when she advocated for the elimination of taxation for income derived from tips, an idea that Donald Trump had already been touting. But it’s especially striking when a candidate steals an idea that is actually a prior accomplishment of her opponent.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman
Children have different needs and families deserve different options. Unfortunately, Kentucky provides parents with fewer educational choices than just about any other state. No matter where you live, wealthy families can pay for private schools or buy a home in an area with a public school they like. Families with fewer resources generally have fewer choices.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
state-journal.com | Michael Brickman
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
aei.org | Michael Brickman
Key Points The federal higher education and workforce systems live in mortal fear of a single dollar being wasted by those outside their reach, but when insiders waste billions of dollars year after year, concerns are muted at best. Although often well-intentioned, supporters of the education and workforce regulatory state have created a system that seems almost purposely designed to kill innovation and opportunity.
