Higher Education How Well Are Texas Public Universities Serving Their Students? This paper represents the first installment of what will be an ongoing study of Texas public universities. This first phase, released in March 2024, is a review of three leading, existing ranking protocols, which measure free speech, academic quality, and Return on Investment by major and program. Our next installment will measure and report on... March 27, 2024
Economy A Housing Harbinger The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here. Housing affordability in Texas is reaching a crisis, if it’s not already here. In a new TPPF/WPAi poll, 83% of Texans say there is currently an affordability crisis in the... March 30, 2024
Higher Education Higher Education Subsidization: Why and How Should We Subsidize Higher Education? We provide massive college subsidies at both the federal and state level. This paper explores the justifications for these college subsidies, subsidy design considerations, and evaluates the main subsidy programs to assess whether they are well-designed. Our evaluation discovers reasons to eliminate some subsidies and ways to improve other subsidies. Key points: Subsidies for higher... April 24, 2024