Mary Clare Amselem is a policy analyst in education policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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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
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The cost of college has gone sky-high, and now Americans are $1.6 trillion in student loan debt. How did we get here? And how do… Read More
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New Mexico has become the most recent state to succumb to liberal demands for tuition-free college. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, recently announced support… Read More
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It appears that many Americans still believe that merit is the most important factor in determining who will get into our top colleges and universities…. Read More
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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced two bills this week to shake up higher education, and the proposals look promising. One bill would expand access to… Read More
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Young Americans are being crushed by student loan debt. Unfortunately, a new bailout proposal wouldn’t help them much in the long term. On Monday, Sen…. Read More
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The College Board’s recent announcement that it will no longer score students based only on their ability to correctly answer questions on the SAT exam is about… Read More
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The federal student loan system has been a massive failure. Each year Washington invests more in higher education, topping out at $93 billion last year,… Read More
