Higher Education Reform Initiative
Develop and advance higher education policy reforms at the state and national levels.
Policy Priorities
Reform America’s Dysfunctional Higher Education Accreditation System
Rethink Public Financing of Postsecondary Study to Encourage Competition and Accountability
Open New Pathways to Family-Sustaining Careers
Combat the Politicization of Higher Education and Encourage Viewpoint Diversity on U.S. Campuses
Protect Students’ and Professors’ First Amendment Rights
Universities are among the most important institutions in American society—responsible for advancing science, fostering economic growth, transmitting a cultural inheritance to the next generation, and preparing young people for citizenship and family-sustaining careers. Unfortunately, although U.S. universities are lavishly funded by state and federal taxpayers, many of them are failing to live up to their important public responsibilities.
The America First Policy Institute’s Higher Education Reform Initiative works to develop and advance policy reforms at the state and national levels. We envision a competitive higher education marketplace that does a better job of graduating students with in-demand skills and credentials at a reasonable cost to families and taxpayers. Universities should also prepare graduates for citizenship and lifelong learning through rigorous academic programs delivered in an environment that fosters free inquiry and a wide range of viewpoints.
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Fact Sheet
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November 7, 2024
Eliminating Degree Requirements from Public Sector Job Requirements
Degree inflation—the practice of adding educational requirements to jobs previously open to any applicants with the necessary skills—has delayed workers’ entrance into the workforce, hindered labor productivity, and saddled millions of Americans with unnecessary student loan debt.
Issue Brief
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October 25, 2024
Eliminating Unnecessary Degree Requirements from Public Sector Careers
Degree inflation—the practice of adding education requirements to jobs that were previously open to any applicants with the necessary skills—has contributed to reduced labor productivity, delayed workers’ entrance into the workforce, and saddled millions of Americans with unnecessary student loan debt.
Expert Insights
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October 14, 2024
Don’t Trust Universities: State Lawmakers Should Abolish DEI Once and for All
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs are destroying higher education. Campus DEI programs must be eliminated.
Expert Insights
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October 14, 2024
Woke Antisemites Won’t Stop with Jewish Students
Campus antisemitism is linked to the bizarre “Red-Green Alliance” of radical leftists and Islamists.
Issue Brief
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October 14, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration Has Failed to Combat Campus antisemitism
Antisemitism has exploded on university campuses across the country since October 7, 2023, with at least 1,854 documented instances during the 2023–2024 school year—more than a 700 percent increase from the previous year.
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