Preston Cooper explores a key factor in rising college tuition costs. Most prospective college students say that tuition is unfairly high—and they are correct. The cost of college has not…
Beth Akers, Preston Cooper, and Joe Pitts write for the American Enterprise Institute about a way to improve today’s student loan picture. Federal student loans dominate the market for education…
Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about proposals for taxpayers to cover all costs of community college. House Democrats have released their draft plan to make free community college…
Preston Cooper explains for the Martin Center how scuba diving instruction could inform college professors. Scuba diving ought to be very dangerous. Recreational diving involves submerging to depths of up…
Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about when college student debt makes sense and when it’s a bad idea. Student debt has a bad reputation. It’s under attack from…
Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about the link between a college major and favorable employment prospects. The College Scorecard, a Department of Education initiative that publishes data on…
Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about disturbing data linked to higher education in an Asian nation. More advanced societies tend to have more educated citizens, which is one…
George Leef of the Martin Center highlights a search for the best higher education around the globe. Many Americans crow that our higher education system is “the envy of the…
Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about misguided proposals to forgive college student debt. The time-honored American tradition of outlandish political promises continues apace. Now, the spotlight is on…
Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about an “unhealthy mix” involving college student loans. Parent PLUS is not typically the loan program making headlines when student loans are in…
Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about a key challenge for U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The next stage of DeVos’ agenda will review several of the rules governing…
Preston Cooper at AEI gives us a valuable look at who is enrolling in college, and it may surprise you. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once observed that nothing is permanent,…