In 2011, Texas Governor Perry challenged universities to craft what came to be called “$10,000 degrees.” The Texas Affordable Baccalaureate program best incorporates the means specified by the governor and could serve as a model for the country. For the first time, the college affordability debate is focusing on how schools themselves can lower their prices, rather than how taxpayers can come up with more money to subsidize public higher education
Criminal Justice
Safer Communities Through Second Chances: The Case for Federal Expungement
When criminal records follow people forever, families struggle, employers lose workers, and communities lose productive citizens. Federal law offers almost no path to redemption, even though second chances strengthen public safety and the economy. Key Points The federal expungement system is effectively nonexistent. Permanent criminal records for non-violent federal offenses undermine work opportunities, family stability,...
September 15, 2026