Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

September 15, 2009
Student Lending and College Affordability: Alternative Approaches to Reform
By Dan Lips
(WebMemo #2615)
The House of Representatives will soon consider H.R. 3221, the "Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009," legislation that will terminate the Federal Family ...

March 26, 2009
Obama Administration Proposes New Federal Education Spending Increases
By Dan Lips
(WebMemo #2363)
After less than three months, the Obama Administration has approved an unprecedented increase in federal spending for the Department of Education. But if history is ...

January 16, 2007
Halving Student Loan Interest Rates Is Unaffordable and Ineffective
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #1308)
Reducing interest rates on student loans does not increase college access for prospective students, but merely subsidizes loan repayments after college.

January 12, 2007
The Real Costs of Federal Aid to Higher Education
By Richard Vedder, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #984)
New federal spending on student aid is unlikely to improve college access. The increase in access in higher education in America largely came before massive ...

April 26, 2004
Refocusing Higher Education Aid on Those Who Need It
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1753)
During the current Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization, Congress should restore the HEA's original intent by awarding taxpayer subsidies and grants to those students who ...

February 18, 2004
Four Essential Principles for Education Success
By Thomas A. Hinton
(Heritage Lecture #822)
In education, it is essential to remember that the goal is success, not process. In addition, reform and education innovation must be addressed in the ...

February 10, 2004
Reforming the Pell Grant Program Can Save Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #422)
Streamlining the way information is collected in the Pell grant program could save anywhere between $300 million and $600 million per year.

December 17, 2003
Data Sharing Can Reduce Fraud in the Pell Grant Program
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1714)
Next year's Higher Education Act reauthorization and other recently introduced legislation provide Congress and the Bush Administration with an excellent opportunity to cut waste and ...