The Tassel

The Tassel

A newsletter about higher education reform by Preston Cooper, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP), a non-profit, non-partisan think tank focused on expanding economic opportunity to those who least have it.

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Why is graduate school so expensive?

Also: Awaiting the Gainful Employment rule, and the government prepares to resume student loan payments.

May 13 •

When does college pay off for low-income students?

Also: America’s neglected workforce training system, and more fallout from student loan forgiveness.

Apr 12 •

How to fix student loans - permanently

Presenting my plan to hold colleges accountable for student outcomes, complete with model legislation

Mar 16 •

The student loan forgiveness plan you haven't heard about

Also: state governments fight credential inflation, and the Biden administration tries to shame low-quality colleges.

Feb 16 •

Why South Dakota Has the Nation’s Best Public Colleges

Also: Biden expands income-driven repayment, and Texas overhauls community college funding.

Jan 18 •

How Colleges Conceal their True Prices

Misleading financial aid offer letters cause students to underestimate how much they are borrowing from taxpayers.

Dec 13, 2022 •

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