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Why a return to a debt-free system of public universities and colleges would help revive the promise of affordable higher education regardless of one’s family income.

Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman

Our current voter registration system, which is designed as a voter-initiated or “self-registration” system, creates barriers to registration that do not serve any significant purpose in a democracy. Automatic voter registration is the answer.

Research
Liz Kennedy
Lew Daly
Brenda Wright

How a Shared Definition of College Affordability Exposes a Crisis for Low-Income Students

Research
Mark Huelsman

As with any big reform, the push for debt-free college has been met with pushback among a skeptical elite. We have answers for their major concerns.

Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman

25 Federal Policies to Lift Up Working People

Research

Comparing Tuition Then and Now At Our Elected Officials' Alma Maters

Research

A 50-State Look at Rising College Prices and the New American Student

Research
Mark Huelsman

The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 would create a new federal-state partnership that re-funds our neglected system of public colleges and job training.

Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman
Vijay Das

Most states have very far to go in making their selective public institutions representative, and thus truly public.

Research
Mark Huelsman

A Policy and Messaging Guide for States to Make Higher Education Affordable Again

Research
Mark Huelsman