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Statement
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September 4, 2026
Treasury Department Holds Educational Institutions Accountable
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) applauds Secretary Scott Bessent for the Treasury Department’s newly proposed rules clarifying that educational institutions that discriminate based on race in their offerings may lose their tax-exempt status.
Statement
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August 27, 2026
AFPI Highlights Trump Administration’s Efforts to Restore Equal Treatment Under the Law
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released a new Expert Insight highlighting the Trump Administration’s efforts to restore equal treatment under the law by eliminating the use of disparate impact doctrine. These actions represent major progress toward a simple principle: Americans should be treated equally under the law.
Expert Insights
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August 26, 2026
Restoring Equal Treatment Under the Law: Ending Disparate Impact Doctrine
Disparate impact doctrine holds that a policy or practice can be considered “discriminatory” even when it does not intentionally treat people differently based on a protected characteristic, such as race or sex. Instead, the focus is on whether the policy has substantially different effects on protected groups. This understanding inverts the traditional understanding of discrimination (treating people differently), otherwise known as “disparate treatment.”
Op-Ed
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August 24, 2026
America Doesn’t Have Enough Skilled Workers — And the Shortage Is About to Get Worse
By 2030, Pennsylvania alone will be short more than 300,000 skilled-trade workers. Zoom out to the national picture, and the trades are projected to add 7.3 million open positions by 2034. At the same time, a whole generation is leaving school loaded with debt and no real career direction, having been quietly told for years that skilled labor is a backup plan rather than a legitimate future.
Statement
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August 3, 2026
Penn State Shakeup Underscores Need to End Ideological Indoctrination in Law Schools
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today issued the following statement from Chief Legal Affairs Officer Leigh Ann O’Neill after Penn State announced that Danielle Conway would immediately step down as dean of Penn State Dickinson Law and return to the faculty.
Experts on Post Secondary Education
Erika Donalds
Chair, Education Opportunity
Jay Menees, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Analyst, Higher Education and Economy & Trade Policy
Christopher Schorr, Ph.D.
Director, Higher Education Policy
Michael Shires, Ph.D.
Vice Chair of Education Opportunity Policy, Higher Education Policy, and Senior Policy Officer
Jovan Tripkovic
Analyst, Higher Education Policy
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