Higher Ed Costs Get Serious Attention
Amid the noise of the presidential campaign, some candidates are tackling a serious issue.
UNC President-elect Margaret Spellings could take a lesson from Washington by proposing the creation of a diverse panel that would consider consolidating redundant programs at the massive UNC system.
Millions of Americans would rather remain uninsured than enter the exchanges and pay inflated prices for plans that don’t really shield them from high out-of-pocket expenses.
The House Freedom Caucus could usher in a new wave of reforms in Washington.
Excessive regulation and bureaucracy might push more physicians toward a better alternative.
To conclude that teacher pay supplements for graduate degrees are a waste of tax dollars is not to conclude that higher learning is useless.
While the community college remediation rate was 10 percentage points higher the year before, don’t break out the champagne, balloons, and sheet cake just yet.
It’s important to place government spending numbers in the proper context.