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Hauptman on Higher Ed

Fixing How We Pay for College in America

Meeting the very real challenges that American higher education faces requires rethinking the principles that have governed federal and…

6d ago

6d ago

There’s a Much Better Way to Apply for Student Aid*

FAFSA’s troubled roll-out raises questions about both the form and process.

Mar 21, 2024

Mar 21, 2024

A Better Student Loan Fix

It’s critical to reduce reliance on loans now and in the future.

Aug 22, 2023

Aug 22, 2023

Rethinking How We Pay for College

How we pay for college in this country is broken in key ways. To fix it, we need to reconsider traditional aspects of financing.

Aug 14, 2023

Aug 14, 2023

Don’t Double Pell Grants. Disconnect Them from Tuition.

This blog is drawn from an opinion piece by Art Hauptman & Jim Blew which appeared in Real Clear Education on August 04, 2023

Aug 12, 2023

Aug 12, 2023

A Dozen Ways to Fix How We Pay for College

Rather than adopting big ticket ideas such as making college tuition-free or doubling the Pell Grant maximum award, we can fix how we pay…

Jan 26, 2023

Jan 26, 2023

Building More Equity into Higher Education Funding

Here are four reforms that would be more cost-effective in improving access to higher education for poor and minority students than…

Aug 22, 2022

Aug 22, 2022

After the Pause Ends: Solving the Student Debt Problem Responsibly

Regardless of how the student loan pause ends, in the long term there are better ways to deal with student debt than cancelling large…

Aug 15, 2022

Aug 15, 2022

Measuring the Costs of Federal Student Loans, Fairly

A recent GAO report shows how the costs of federally-financed loans have consistently been under-estimated over time. But it fails to…

Aug 8, 2022

Aug 8, 2022

Fixing How We Pay for College: First, We Need to Change the Policy Signals

We don’t need to spend more money to reduce college costs and student debt while increasing access, quality, and relevance of higher…

Jul 21, 2022

Jul 21, 2022

Hauptman on Higher Ed

Hauptman on Higher Ed

Art Hauptman has been a public policy consultant specializing in domestic and international higher education finance issues for a half century.

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