Nuclear Energy Texas Should Continue to Lead in Nuclear Power Supporting nuclear power is a clear way for Texas to play to its strengths as America’s energy powerhouse and move the world toward a cleaner future.
Foster Care Congress should investigate child welfare agencies taking foster children’s benefits Giving foster children their owed disability and survivor benefits could help them avoid poor life outcomes when they transition to adulthood after leaving state care.
Higher Education A ‘shame list’ for low-financial-value college degrees isn’t nearly enough Making the student loan repayment system more generous won't work without holding colleges accountable.
Student Loans New Biden income-driven repayment rule could cost $361 billion The proposed changes would slash student loan payments and subsidize low-return programs.
K-12 Education Education Savings Accounts are a key equalizer of opportunity in education Equalizing school funding levels, by itself, has not closed the achievement gap. ESAs can drive a new era of innovation.
Higher Education State governments should hire based on skills, not degrees State governments are far more likely than the private sector to needlessly require college degrees for middle-class jobs.
Policing Counterproductive special units led to Tyre Nichols’ death Dismantling special units can improve public safety by putting police officers where they’re most needed.
Nuclear Energy Nuclear fusion will not decarbonize the United States Contrary to hype, building new fission reactors is the best way to create safe, reliable, and greener energy grids in the United States.
Education Savings Accounts Education Savings Accounts Bill Passes the Utah House The Beehive State may overcome union opposition to join Arizona, West Virginia, and Iowa in enacting landmark K-12 reform.
Higher Education Court strikes down Biden loan forgiveness, but now the real work begins Congress must rein in the federal student loan program, which will lend $85 billion to students this year.
Inflation What are the consequences of the tax inflation adjustments? The IRS' latest inflation-based adjustment of U.S. tax brackets may benefit lower-income Americans over higher earners.
K-12 Education NAEP: School Closures Caused U.S. Kids to Fall Further Behind New 4th and 8th grade reading and math assessment results provide more evidence of the costs of prolonged school closures.
Higher Education After student loan cancellation, Congress should take another look at apprenticeships Noncollege forms of postsecondary education and training should operate on a level playing field with traditional universities.
Policing Making communities safer sometimes means more police Addressing problems like joblessness and poverty can be a long-term anti-crime strategy, but in the short term, police need to deter crime and arrest violent offenders.
Higher Education Why Republicans should embrace student loan reform Without changes to the federal student-loan program, future generations will face ever-increasing costs for degrees that don't pay off.
K-12 Education School closures caused ‘historic’ learning losses and widened the achievement gap The National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the 'Nation's Report Card,' quantifies the harm caused by COVID-19 school closures.
K-12 Education Helping kids recover from learning losses from COVID school closures The RECOVER Act would send unspent COVID relief money to low- and middle-income parents for child opportunity scholarships.
Housing Two ideas for improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program The LIHTC is complicated and costly. Relief should provide benefits to families in need.
Foster Care State lawmakers must help youth aging out of foster care Protecting their Social Security benefits and providing temporary cash assistance should be part of the solution.
Policing Trump’s misguided approach to real crime problems The politics of punishment will not make Americans safer.
Financial Regulation How sensible are accredited investor requirements? Liberalizing SEC investment rules would greatly benefit middle-income Americans.
Student Loans Loan forgiveness is a bad way to support public servants A better way is to remove unnecessary degree requirements from public service jobs.
K-12 Education Arizona’s landmark ESA law will dramatically expand educational opportunity Giving parents direct control of their children's share of K-12 public school funding will ensure that every student has a high-quality education.
Policing New federal police database looks to keep ‘bad apples’ off the street If implemented and maintained well, the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database could improve the composition of police departments.
Housing Biden’s housing plan will increase demand more than supply Zoning increases rental prices and subsidizing those pricey units won’t help people with less money.
