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Fact Sheet | 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.

Memo | October 25, 2024

Americans are NOT better off Now than they were under America First Policies

Most policy debates and discussions involve staunch differences in the political Left and Right or across party lines, while the true battle should be over the middle. The middle consists of people whose support can sway based on various factors, such as personality, perceived popularity, and policy. Fortunately, middle America has common sense and wants common-sense policies. Due to the current administration’s abject failures, most Americans and most Independents support solutions that put America and Americans First.
Issue Brief | 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 | 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 | 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.

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Jonathan Pidluzny, Ph.D.

Director, Higher Education Reform Initiative

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