Biden’s Latest Regulatory Overreach Hits Colleges
The impact will be felt in higher costs and a stunting of needed innovation on behalf of students.
By MICHAEL HORN
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MICHAEL HORN
Lexington, Massachusetts
Michael Horn is a Contributor for the Sun.
Mr. Horn strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions and fulfill their potential through his writing, speaking, and work with a portfolio of education organizations, including the Clayton Christensen Institute, a non-profit think tank he cofounded. He is the author of many books, including the forthcoming From Reopen to Reinvent, the award-winning Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life, and Goodnight Box, a children’s story.
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Biden’s Back Door to Free College
Taxpayers will be left holding the bill — and unaccountable colleges will be encouraged to raise their prices.
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The Third Party Opportunity
If one is to emerge, it must start at the local level, and Massachusetts, where the GOP has all but collapsed, presents an enticing first target.
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Downward Enrollment Trend in School Districts Calls for Innovation — Or Else
The flight from public school districts that started while schools were closed isn’t reversing course.
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Fund Schools Based on Learning, Not Attendance — Especially on Yom Kippur
Even granting that Michigan’s head count on a Jewish holiday stems from innocent, obtuse bureaucratic policies, the reliance on a single count day to determine a school’s funding is a sign of more serious problems.
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Awash in Federal Dollars, Schools Have a Chance To Reinvent Themselves
Infusion of federal cash offers a chance to test new models for local schools.
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The Parent Trap: Mom and Dad Are Withdrawing Their Children From Public Schools
What if instead of fighting them, school districts tried catering to them?
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The Accreditation Bust
New study casts doubt on whether accreditation of our colleges is a good mark of quality.
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Reparations From France Should Go to Haitian Entrepreneurs
Poor countries need to become prosperous before they can fight corruption.
By MICHAEL HORN
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Answer to Student Loan Forgiveness Riddle: Make College Affordable
Forgiving loans will cause future students to believe their loans will also be forgiven. That will likely lead a higher percentage of students to borrow more money given the expectation that it will be free. That in turn will further encourage schools to continue to raise prices.
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Why Community Colleges Should Focus More on Careers
‘My big vision for reforming the higher education system would be to give up the myth that community colleges are a gateway to four-year colleges.’
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A Golden Opportunity Amid the Fire and Fury Over Exam Schools
One solution asks schools to overthrow the whole-classroom approach that has dominated American schooling for more than a century.
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