Post Secondary Education

Creating a New Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education

Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and Restoring Education to the States

This resolution, intended for adoption in state legislatures, expresses support for dissolving the federal Department of Education (ED) and restoring educational authority where it belongs: with states, local communities, and ultimately parents. It endorses Secretary McMahon’s ongoing efforts to dismantle this bloated, inefficient federal agency and shift its few necessary functions to other agencies, as appropriate.

A New Era for College Sports: The Saving College Sports Proposal Outshines the SCORE and SAFE Acts

College sports stand at an existential crossroads. This uniquely American institution has enriched and shaped American culture for over a century. It has given us reasons to cheer for our student athletes, schools, communities, and country. It has developed many of our nation’s leaders by cultivating grit, determination, and resilience. The impact of college sports on social mobility is unmatched throughout the world. Through talent, hard work, and perseverance, college sports have helped generations of young Americans to achieve their own American Dream.

Restoring Teacher Authority: Understanding and Undoing the Department of Education’s Campaign Against School Discipline

Effective classroom instruction requires an environment where teachers can focus primarily on instruction and where students can focus more on their teacher and less on any mischievous disruptions or distractions from their peers. For decades, teachers had a simple and straightforward way to enforce order: set clear behavioral expectations and send disruptive students to the principal’s office for a consequence if they violated them. The principal would then support the teachers’ discretion and issue a detention or an in- or out-of-school suspension, establishing clear norms for behaviors that would and would not be tolerated in classrooms.

Trump’s Agreement with Northwestern Is a Warning to Higher Education

Given the nonstop pace of the Trump administration news cycle, it would be easy to assume that all has gone quiet on the university front. Early enforcement actions to address rampant antisemitism at Columbia University and Harvard University dominated the headlines for months and offered university leaders a stark choice: accept a tough but fair civil rights settlement or risk institutional ruin.