Mary Clare Amselem, an expert in education policy, is a stay-at-home mom and contributor to The Daily Signal. She is a former analyst in The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy.
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The Trump administration’s proposed budget blueprint for 2018 significantly cuts waste in federal higher education spending. For decades, the federal government has increased spending on… Read More
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In honor of International Women’s Day, the organizers of the Women’s March on Washington this week coordinated “A Day Without a Woman.” Women were asked to… Read More
EducationCommentary
In 1964, students at the University of California, Berkeley joined together to fight for their right to free speech. Last night, a group of over… Read More
EducationCommentary
In case you ever had any doubts about the inefficiencies of the Department of Education, look no further than the recent revelation that the agency… Read More
EducationCommentary
Conventional wisdom says that students need a four-year degree to make it in today’s economy. But do the numbers back that up? According to a… Read More
EducationCommentary
As the post-election dust settles, the incoming Trump administration now has the chance to consider some immediate policy goals for the new year. As a… Read More
EducationCommentary
With outstanding student loan debt now exceeding $1.3 trillion, it is no wonder that the sticker price of college tuition has gotten a lot of… Read More
EducationCommentary
A new regulation issued by the Obama administration could impose yet another cost on higher education, with no real benefits. The proposed rule, published last… Read More
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The House Education and Workforce Committee recently marked up a number of proposals concerning higher education. Instead of using the opportunity to address the drivers of… Read More
EducationCommentary
A recently released report confirms what Common Core critics have suspected all along: Common Core State Standards do not adequately prepare students for college-level work…. Read More
