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Hauptman on Higher Ed

Hauptman on Higher Ed

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

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

5 min readMar 21, 2024

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A Better Student Loan Fix

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

9 min readAug 22, 2023

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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.

5 min readAug 14, 2023

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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

4 min readAug 12, 2023

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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…

15 min readJan 26, 2023

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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…

6 min readAug 22, 2022

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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…

5 min readAug 15, 2022

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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…

5 min readAug 8, 2022

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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…

5 min readJul 21, 2022

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Three Steps to Retire Student Debt Fairly and Responsibly

Competent Counseling for All. Relief for Borrowers Who Got Ripped Off. Optional Refinancing at reasonable cost to both borrowers and…

8 min readMay 25, 2022

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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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