Will July 6 Be a Day That Lives in Infamy?

The trade war started today. Will July 6th be a day that lives in infamy?

House Failure to Pass the Farm Bill Reveals Fissures

Rural conservatives protected food stamps by railing against immigrants.

Industries like recreation, mining and manufacturing are as significant as agriculture.

The untold story of how the administration tried to stand up to big agricultural companies on behalf of independent farmers, and lost.

Politicians say we have the most productive workers in the world. They don’t know what they’re talking about.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel