Homelessness Home is where the hope is Across the country we have seen states dropping policies that have failed to address the root causes of homelessness. For instance, San Fransisco has begun to hold people seeking services accountable by requiring drug tests and Philadelphia has banned “safe” injection sites. Even cities in Texas are beginning to question their current approaches and are starting... October 12, 2023
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
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