President Obama’s College Rating Proposal
The college rating controversy reveals the challenges of a performance-based approach to regulating higher education.
Management-Based Regulation of Higher Education
Regulation of higher education has long been “management-based”—and under attack for being ineffectual.
Types of Regulation
Those seeking to reform the regulation of higher education must understand the available tools.
Learning from the “College Rating System” Debate
The Obama Administration’s failed effort to establish a rating system holds implications for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Improving Higher Education Regulation
In a six-part series, Provost Wendell Pritchett explains why reforming higher education requires careful analysis of the fundamentals of regulation.
Is Dungeness Crab Safe to Eat?
California regulators lift ban on commercial fishing following health, economic, and environmental concerns.
Federal Agency Tackles Health Care Gap for Transgender Soldiers
A proposed rule would cover certain gender transition services for military members.
New Regulation Could Actually Reduce Access to Investment Advice
Study highlights the potential value of professional investment advice—and the cost of curbing access to it.
The Best Way to Implement the Clean Power Plan
Energy policy expert argues that imposing a price on carbon is vital to implementing the Clean Power Plan.
Are Broadband Providers Putting Consumers’ Privacy at Risk?
Advocacy groups push the FCC to address data sharing among Internet companies.
Booksellers Challenge Internet Law
Free speech group claims that a Louisiana law governing online content violates constitutional rights.