For more than 30 years, Texans have tried to repair a broken education system. To finally fix it, Dr. Terry Moe suggests encouraging school choice, promoting online learning, eliminating inefficient labor laws, and reducing teacher unions’ power.
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...