Friday, November 7, 2008

Obama on Higher Ed


Good Inside Higher Ed overview of Obama's stance on various higher education issues. I hope he follows through on his 2007 statement that eliminating subsidies to lenders and moving to a system of direct loans only would allow more support for Pell Grants. I think this is crucial to reforming the integrity and utility of the financial aid systems at colleges and universities. I also LOVE this quotation and hope it guides his higher ed policy:

[Obama] has pledged to “restore the basic principle that government decisions should be based on the best-available, scientifically valid evidence and not on the ideological predispositions of agency officials or political appointees.”

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