Month: May 2022

EdStat: A New Version of the HEA Would Cut the “90/10” Rule, which Requires Colleges to Raise a Minimum of 10 Percent of their Revenues from Sources Other than Federal Financial Aid – by Education Next

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The House of Representatives has introduced a new version of the Higher Education Act (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform, or PROSPER) that would eliminate the gainful-employment provision and not replace it with any comparable regulations. It would also ax the “90/10” rule, which currently requires colleges to raise a minimum of 10 pe...

No, One Limited Study Does Not Prove School Vouchers Don’t Work – by Patrick J. Wolf

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CHECKED: Robert C. Pianta and Arya Ansari, “Does Attendance in Private Schools Predict Student Outcomes at Age 15? Evidence from a Longitudinal Study,” Educational Researcher, Online First. Checked by Patrick J. Wolf “New Study Finds Low-Income Students Do Not Benefit from Private Schooling: Findings refute administration’s call for $1 billion for private school vouchers.” Suc...

EdStat: Every Year, the Federal Government Spends More than $100 Billion on Higher Education, Mainly in the Form of Grants and Subsidized Loans to Students – by Education Next

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Every year, the federal government spends more than $100 billion on higher education, mainly in the form of grants and subsidized loans to students. Without federal subsidy, students from low-income backgrounds in particular would struggle to afford higher education. Although federal spending has expanded access, it has also had an unintended effect: Because federal funds are ...

Rethinking the Rules on Federal Higher-Ed Spending – by Michael B. Horn

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With the cost of college soaring and the national six-year completion rate below 60 percent, the federal government’s support for higher education is facing heightened scrutiny. What kind of regulation and accountability should Congress impose on what might be termed the world’s largest voucher program—Washington’s hefty funding of Pell grants and subsidized loans? As legislato...

Change the Rules to Unleash Innovation – by Michael B. Horn

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Every year the federal government spends more than $100 billion on higher education, mainly in the form of grants and subsidized loans to students. The historical purpose of this spending has been to broaden access to higher education. Without federal subsidy, students from low-income backgrounds in particular would struggle to afford higher education. They would lose out on th...

Strong Hand of Regulation Protects Students – by Kevin Carey

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Lawmakers charged with writing a new Higher Education Act (HEA) face a dilemma. Innovation in the higher-ed marketplace is badly needed to improve student learning and break the relentless cycle of increasing cost that puts college out of reach for many families. But innovation can also create new opportunities for bad actors to exploit students and taxpayers. The conversation ...

EdStat: All Else Being Equal, Teachers with Classes in which 20 Percent of Students had an Emotional/ Behavioral Disorder were 2.15 Percentage Points More Likely to Leave Their School or Teaching – by Education Next

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Using an administrative data set from North Carolina, Allison Gilmour estimated the association between the percentage of students with disabilities (SWDs) in teachers’ classes and the rate of teacher turnover, as defined by changing schools or leaving teaching in the state. She found that the probability of turnover increased as the percentage of SWDs in teachers’ classes wen...