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Statement
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June 18, 2025
U.S. Senate Sets the Stage to Transform American Education
Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Erika Donalds, Chair for Education Opportunity and AFPI’s Florida chapter:
Op-Ed
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June 6, 2025
Enhancing Scrutiny of Chinese Foreign Students Is Essential for National Security
On May 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a bold statement: The State Department will aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or those studying in critical fields.
Op-Ed
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June 5, 2025
Transgenderism Won’t Let Girls Say No
High-school girls in states across the country are being forced to make a choice no athlete should ever have to face: compete against a male athlete in a girls-only event, or walk away from the sport they’ve trained their whole lives for. This isn’t theoretical, and it isn’t limited to a few cases. It’s happening with the full knowledge and determined endorsement of school and athletic officials.
Fact Sheet
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June 4, 2025
House Reconciliation Bill Protects Students, Parents, and Taxpayers
U.S. higher education is failing to deliver value to students. College attendance costs have ballooned due to lavish spending on absurd luxury amenities and unnecessary staffing, even controlling for inflation. Yet, the shocking indifference displayed by colleges and universities (hereafter, “colleges”) towards the price of their product is understandable, given the perverse incentives that govern higher education financing.
Op-Ed
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May 28, 2025
This Isn’t Inclusion; It’s Institutional Harassment Against Female Athletes
As regional and state track and field meets unfold across the country this month, high school girls in several states are being forced to choose between two terrible options: Compete against biological males and risk losing spots on the podium, college scholarships and state titles, or boycott their events entirely and forfeit dreams they’ve spent years training to achieve.
Experts on Higher Education
Erika Donalds
Chair of Education Opportunity and Chair of the AFPI-Florida State Chapter
Matthew Lobel
Policy Analyst, Higher Education Reform Initiative
Jonathan Pidluzny, Ph.D.
FORMER: Director, Higher Education Reform Initiative
Christopher Schorr, Ph.D.
Director of the Higher Education Reform Initiative
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