An unheralded provision in the “big beautiful” tax act creates a beachhead for quality control in higher education that both parties have worked towards for three-quarters of a century. Will it survive?
College Scorecard
Colleges Are Finally Confronting Their Outcomes Data
Call it denial: Many in higher education were hesitant to use data that provided insights into students’ post-graduation earnings. Why grief, acceptance, and even enthusiasm will follow.
50 States, 50 Opportunities for Economic Mobility
Abundant and transparent data, plus best practices, can mean the world to students looking to move up the economic ladder.
Train in Vain
Why the government’s workforce training system includes the worst colleges and excludes the best.

