Mary Clare Amselem is a policy analyst in education policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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When addressing the very real issues of rising student loan debt and unaffordable tuition prices, former Vice President Joe Biden’s policy solutions embrace the false… Read More
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This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
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Why does the public education system continue to fail America’s children? Policy experts have pondered this question for decades. Most say the answer is complicated,… Read More
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Americans should demand better from their universities. Recent riots and vandalism taking place across the country have caused many to scrutinize what students are being… Read More
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Does it matter more if you can do a job well or if you have a piece of paper that says you can probably do… Read More
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The battle over the Department of Education’s borrower defense to repayment rule, which governs student loan repayments when a student claims he has been defrauded… Read More
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Harvard University recently announced it has asked students not to return to campus after spring break and that all classes will take place online starting… Read More
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Free college sounds great! Who doesn’t like free stuff? To make the idea sound even more appealing, advocates continuously cite Europe as an example of… Read More
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Americans have long suspected that, for many, a college degree simply isn’t worth the price. American taxpayers—two-thirds of whom do not have a college degree—are… Read More
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House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that combines some of the worst higher education policies into one bundle. The bill, titled the College Affordability… Read More
