The House Education and Labor Committee recently released its proposal to reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965 the College Affordability Act.REF Much like the Affordable Care Act, the House Democrats’ proposal is anything but affordable.
Common Core includes costly and questionable national standards for English and math, and federally funded national assessments have been crafted to align with the standards.
Under the Administration of former President Barack Obama, the federal government expanded its role in the student loan market dramatically. Today, roughly 90 percent of all student loans are originated by the federal government, leaving a very small share of the market for private lenders. Recent research indicates that the federal government’s involvement has done more harm than good. In fact, the exponential rise of college tuition prices has been attributed to unfettered access to federal student aid.