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April 7, 2023

Congress Asks Dept of Education to Enforce Foreign Gift Disclosure Laws

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars strongly endorses the Representatives' work to open the books on higher education's concealed dealings with the foreign despots who seek to subor......

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November 17, 2022

Statement on Recent Student Loan Court Decisions

Teresa R. Manning

The Biden Administration's student loan forgiveness plan is overreaching and includes no reforms to the existing financing system. Recent court decisions point Biden to legislative, not executive,......

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October 25, 2022

A Blueprint for Higher Education Reform

Marina Ziemnick

If American higher education is to be reformed, the pressure must come from outside the institutions, not from within. NAS’s policy proposals will serve as a key tool in this project.

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October 24, 2022

NAS Cuts the Ribbon for Policy Proposals Website Section

National Association of Scholars

We must rally the American public and policymakers if we are to restore an American education system that fosters intellectual freedom, searches for truth, and promotes virtuous citizenship.

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September 23, 2022

NAS Comments on Senator Tom Cotton's "Student Loan Reform Act"

National Association of Scholars

The Student Loan Reform Act of 2022 would greatly improve higher education, but more far-reaching reform is needed to address the structural problems afflicting American universities.

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August 19, 2022

Diversity Statements, State Standards, and More Harry Trumans

John D. Sailer

From cutting-edge reports to model legislation, the Civics Alliance continues to produce work that demonstrates the need for civics education reform in America.

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August 4, 2022

Parental Rights, Local Leadership, and a Call for State Affiliates

John D. Sailer

The Civics Alliance is partnering with state affiliates—and across the country, our affiliates are working hard to restore a proper civics education in American schools.

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July 14, 2022

"False" Facts, Fake Civics, and Billion Dollar Handouts

John D. Sailer

The revised version of the Civics Secures Democracy Act is bad news. The good news is that an increasing number of lawmakers and commentators have come out in opposition to it.

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July 12, 2022

In Science We Trust

Marina Ziemnick

Nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from the food we eat to the air we breathe, is controlled and directed according to the federal government’s understanding of “the science.”

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June 30, 2022

Civics Secures Democracy, American Birthright, and the Return of Resolute

John D. Sailer

"Resolute" is back—and as Independence Day approaches, there is no shortage of news about the embattled state of American civics education.

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