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Trump Appoints Voter Suppression Advocate to Election Commission

by Nancy LeTourneau June 30, 2017January 9, 2022

The man most responsible for the voter fraud myth has joined the group to study voter fraud.

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Judge Not: Neil Gorsuch Doesn’t Deserve to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court

by D.R. Tucker March 20, 2017January 9, 2022

The activists pushing Senate Democrats to resist Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court seat Republicans robbed from Barack Obama recognize that Neil Gorsuch has no business replacing the late Antonin Scalia. Will Senate Democrats come to the same conclusion? The case against confirming Gorsuch is the same as the case against confirming Robert Bork […]

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Thriving After High School: A Foundation to Build On

Thriving After High School: A Foundation to Build On

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

by Bruno V. Manno

Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder

Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder

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

Once Globally Preeminent, U.S. Universities Are Sliding Into Decline

Once Globally Preeminent, U.S. Universities Are Sliding Into Decline

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

by Jon Marcus

Higher Ed’s Affordability Problem Isn’t Just the Price

Higher Ed’s Affordability Problem Isn’t Just the Price

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

by Michael T. Nietzel