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ERIC Number: ED611966
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
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Ideas for the New Administration: Higher Education. Transition 2021 Series
Akers, Beth
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Higher education took center stage during the Democratic presidential primaries, and congressional leaders in the party are calling for universal student loan forgiveness and tuition-free public college. The incoming Biden administration will thus face pressure to radically expand subsidies for higher education. Conservatives and moderates tend to reject socializing higher education or declaring a federal student-loan jubilee, which matters because--progressive pressure notwithstanding--Biden will need to work with a Congress that is balanced politically and in which radical measures are unlikely to advance. The good news is that a number of sensible measures are capable of attracting bipartisan support and improving the circumstances of college students and aspiring college students who are truly in need of more help. These measures involve: (1) Pell Grants; (2) College loans; and (3) Nontraditional higher education.
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-599-7000; Fax: 212-599-3494; Web site: http://www.manhattan-institute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Manhattan Institute (MI)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program
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