Oh no, more free market proposals to replace progressive liberal government regulations designed to benefit the educational systems elites, building huge endowments all the while raising tuition just because they can as it's the taxpayers are footing the bill.
After Barack took office, he took the financing of education away form financial instructions as he thought, said a progressive socialist type government could do a better job of student loans.
In reality, he clearly understood if the he could force millions of students into debt making higher education financing nearly free and easy, and then promise them taxpayers would bail them out later, which he promised with some ''loan forgiveness'', he could guarantee a new base of voters to sustain him into the future. And his plan has worked well as the number of young students that graduate having enormous debt that will take a decades to pay back. Where else can they go but to the government.
I wonder if it has penetrated the intellect of the average citizen that the educational taxpayer debt is more the 1.4 $trillion dollars and rising, and this debt can be charged mostly to the efforts of Barack and the progressive democrats, to control student abilities to become independent individuals instead wards of the state. Barack's religious jihad for transformation is working as planned.
But hopefully now DeVos' proposals will change all this progressive socialist criminal activity. Still, is depends on the Republican congressmen coming out from under their collective desks to do their duty to the taxpayers.
Betsy DeVos Says We Should ‘Start Fresh’ on Higher Ed. Here’s Where to Begin.
Mary Clare Reim / @Mary_Clare21 /
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos stated during a speech in Salt Lake City on Tuesday that instead of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, lawmakers should consider a “fresh start.” Yes, Congress should consider alternatives to the Higher Education Act, which authorizes all federal higher education spending such as student loans and grants.
Enacted in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson, the Higher Education Act has undergone countless amendments that pass problems on to future generations. As the secretary said, “Why wouldn’t we start afresh and talk about what we need in this century and beyond for educating and helping our young people learn?” Indeed, higher education badly needs to be adapted to the changing requirements of the American workforce. Here are just a few ways that Congress can give the higher education sector the fresh start it so badly needs.
Decouple Federal Financing From Accreditation
The federal government’s control over our accreditation system is not a particularly popular topic, but it has dramatic consequences on the ability of American universities to thrive and innovate.
The federal government currently has sole discretion in the recognition of accreditors, who then serve as gatekeepers of federal student aid and other institutional financing. This solidifies the federal government’s ability to determine which education is worthy of accreditation and which is not.
Unfortunately, this de facto federal system of accreditation has limited the ability of the higher education sector to grow and adapt to the changing needs of our workforce and the economy.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., have put forward the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (HERO), which would allow states to opt out of the current federal accrediting structure. States could recognize their own accreditors, including members of the business community. The legislation would also allow states to break apart the current binary accrediting model, and let the business community, trade groups, nonprofits, and other entities to put their stamp of approval on individually credentialed courses or curricula. These reforms would give students a better idea of the market value of the education they are receiving, grant more flexibility with student loan dollars, and create a pipeline between the universities and the job market.
Consolidate Federal Lending
Under the Obama administration, the federal government dramatically increased its role in originating and servicing student loans. The near-monopoly that the federal government now has over the student loan market presents many problems, the most pressing of which is mounting evidence suggesting federal aid leads to increases in college tuition.
As my colleague Jamie Hall and I discuss in our recent report, the five current federal loan programs should be collapsed into a single loan option under the current terms of the Graduate Stafford Loan. Additionally, Congress should place an annual and lifetime cap on student lending, thereby restoring fiscal responsibility to the loan program. We anticipate such reforms would lead to savings of $33 billion over the next 10 years.
Remove Burdensome Regulations
Under the Obama administration, several burdensome regulations were placed on institutions of higher education, particularly those in the for-profit sector. Regulations should at the very least be sector neutral in their application, but a better approach would be to remove these barriers to innovation altogether.
Borrower defense to repayment, for example, opens institutions up to being sued by students who feel they have been defrauded by their university (a potentially slippery slope in the future). While longstanding institutions with large endowments may be better insulated from this regulation, new actors who are trying to build their business will have trouble coming up with the line of credit required to protect against such suits.
This is just one example of the many ways that burdensome regulations drain resources from universities and distract from the business of educating students.
In considering the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, policymakers should follow DeVos’ advice and develop new policy proposals that will help improve the quality of higher education while putting downward pressure on prices. These reforms would be a significant step in achieving that goal.
After Barack took office, he took the financing of education away form financial instructions as he thought, said a progressive socialist type government could do a better job of student loans.
In reality, he clearly understood if the he could force millions of students into debt making higher education financing nearly free and easy, and then promise them taxpayers would bail them out later, which he promised with some ''loan forgiveness'', he could guarantee a new base of voters to sustain him into the future. And his plan has worked well as the number of young students that graduate having enormous debt that will take a decades to pay back. Where else can they go but to the government.
I wonder if it has penetrated the intellect of the average citizen that the educational taxpayer debt is more the 1.4 $trillion dollars and rising, and this debt can be charged mostly to the efforts of Barack and the progressive democrats, to control student abilities to become independent individuals instead wards of the state. Barack's religious jihad for transformation is working as planned.
But hopefully now DeVos' proposals will change all this progressive socialist criminal activity. Still, is depends on the Republican congressmen coming out from under their collective desks to do their duty to the taxpayers.
Betsy DeVos Says We Should ‘Start Fresh’ on Higher Ed. Here’s Where to Begin.
Mary Clare Reim / @Mary_Clare21 /
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos stated during a speech in Salt Lake City on Tuesday that instead of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, lawmakers should consider a “fresh start.” Yes, Congress should consider alternatives to the Higher Education Act, which authorizes all federal higher education spending such as student loans and grants.
Enacted in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson, the Higher Education Act has undergone countless amendments that pass problems on to future generations. As the secretary said, “Why wouldn’t we start afresh and talk about what we need in this century and beyond for educating and helping our young people learn?” Indeed, higher education badly needs to be adapted to the changing requirements of the American workforce. Here are just a few ways that Congress can give the higher education sector the fresh start it so badly needs.
Decouple Federal Financing From Accreditation
The federal government’s control over our accreditation system is not a particularly popular topic, but it has dramatic consequences on the ability of American universities to thrive and innovate.
The federal government currently has sole discretion in the recognition of accreditors, who then serve as gatekeepers of federal student aid and other institutional financing. This solidifies the federal government’s ability to determine which education is worthy of accreditation and which is not.
Unfortunately, this de facto federal system of accreditation has limited the ability of the higher education sector to grow and adapt to the changing needs of our workforce and the economy.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., have put forward the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (HERO), which would allow states to opt out of the current federal accrediting structure. States could recognize their own accreditors, including members of the business community. The legislation would also allow states to break apart the current binary accrediting model, and let the business community, trade groups, nonprofits, and other entities to put their stamp of approval on individually credentialed courses or curricula. These reforms would give students a better idea of the market value of the education they are receiving, grant more flexibility with student loan dollars, and create a pipeline between the universities and the job market.
Consolidate Federal Lending
Under the Obama administration, the federal government dramatically increased its role in originating and servicing student loans. The near-monopoly that the federal government now has over the student loan market presents many problems, the most pressing of which is mounting evidence suggesting federal aid leads to increases in college tuition.
As my colleague Jamie Hall and I discuss in our recent report, the five current federal loan programs should be collapsed into a single loan option under the current terms of the Graduate Stafford Loan. Additionally, Congress should place an annual and lifetime cap on student lending, thereby restoring fiscal responsibility to the loan program. We anticipate such reforms would lead to savings of $33 billion over the next 10 years.
Remove Burdensome Regulations
Under the Obama administration, several burdensome regulations were placed on institutions of higher education, particularly those in the for-profit sector. Regulations should at the very least be sector neutral in their application, but a better approach would be to remove these barriers to innovation altogether.
Borrower defense to repayment, for example, opens institutions up to being sued by students who feel they have been defrauded by their university (a potentially slippery slope in the future). While longstanding institutions with large endowments may be better insulated from this regulation, new actors who are trying to build their business will have trouble coming up with the line of credit required to protect against such suits.
This is just one example of the many ways that burdensome regulations drain resources from universities and distract from the business of educating students.
In considering the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, policymakers should follow DeVos’ advice and develop new policy proposals that will help improve the quality of higher education while putting downward pressure on prices. These reforms would be a significant step in achieving that goal.
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