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February 14, 2024

A Comment on the College Cost Reduction Act

Teresa R. Manning

The College Cost Reduction Act is a decent starting point to address escalating costs in American higher education, but it is not a home run. 

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February 6, 2024

The Roadmap to Success?

Kali Jerrard

House Democrats have offered their vision for reforming higher education.

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January 30, 2024

Tuition and Transparency

Kali Jerrard

How the House Republicans’ most recent higher education plan might be a step in the right direction.

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September 5, 2023

Mandarin Without Mao

Ian Oxnevad

American policymakers must take action to ensure an alternative to the Chinese Communist Party for Mandarin language instruction.

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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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