Madison Marino Doan
Articles by Madison Marino Doan
EducationCommentary
The Department of Education Can Still Give Taxpayers a Fair Deal
Taxpayers may finally get a fair deal. A recent court ruling has created another path for the U.S. Department of Education to eliminate a costly student-loan repayment plan known as Saving on a Valuable Education,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Education Budget Reversal Ignores Decades of Failure
Rep. Rosa DeLauro criticized House Republicans last fall for passing a downsized education budget, accusing them of attempting to “eliminate public education” and “decimate support… Read More
EducationCommentary
What the Education Department’s New Portal Means for Foreign Influence on University Campuses
On Jan. 2, the Department of Education officially launched its new and improved portal for universities to report foreign funding. In an earlier update, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
The SAVE Plan Is Ending. Here’s Why It Matters.
Finally, the time has come: the end of the unlawful so-called SAVE era, an era marked by the Biden administration’s attempts to force American taxpayers… Read More
EducationCommentary
Education Department Increases Student Loan Accountability
The federal student loan program has long been in need of reform. Now, the Department of Education has taken steps to ensure greater accountability within… Read More
EducationCommentary
Helping Parents and Students Choose a College With Confidence
How do we know which are the best colleges? Traditional ratings rank schools based on the average GPA or test scores of entering students. But… Read More
Commentary
From Fiasco to Fix: FAFSA Finally Puts Families First
For high school seniors, fall brings excitement as they form plans to enter college or the workforce. But for students choosing college, that isn’t all… Read More
LawCommentary
California’s AB 495 Erodes Parental Rights and Child Safeguards
A recent move by the California Senate Appropriations Committee has left families across the state concerned about their rights as the primary decision-makers in their… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Great Grade Giveaway
You get an A! And you get an A! On campuses this fall, some students might feel like they’ve wandered into their own Oprah episode,… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Department of Education Corrects an Overreach on the 90/10 Rule
This week, the Department of Education published a long-overdue correction in the Federal Register, revising how for-profit colleges must calculate compliance with the 90/10 rule…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Revive Civics Education for America’s 250th
“America is not perfect, but perfection is not its promise. Opportunity is. And as long as we remain faithful to that idea, the American Dream will… Read More
EducationCommentary
Student Loan Reform Is Underway – Now the Senate Can Strengthen It
The House version of the reconciliation package in Congress, passed on May 22, marks a long-overdue step toward fiscal responsibility in higher education. The policies… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Why the House’s New Education Plan is a Win for Students and Taxpayers
In response to a directive to cut $330 billion in mandatory federal education spending over the next decade, the House Education and Workforce Committee has… Read More
EducationNews
Secretary McMahon Restores Accountability on Defaulted Student Loans Biden Ignored
As part of her efforts to overhaul the federal education system, Education Secretary Linda McMahon is restoring accountability to the federal student loan system. Beginning… Read More
EducationCommentary
When Head Start Fails Our Children: A Wake-Up Call for Reform
Imagine sending your child to a federally funded early-childhood program, thinking they’re in a safe, nurturing environment, only to discover they’ve been repeatedly exposed to… Read More
EducationCommentary
Biden-Harris Admin’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Cancellation Plan’s Suspicious Timing
Just days before the election, the Biden-Harris administration has rolled out yet another plan to cancel student debt—this time aiming to clear the loans of… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Myth of Underfunded Public Schools
Do you know how much you spend per student in your local public school? Surveys find that most Americans cannot answer this question. And public… Read More
EducationCommentary
Biden-Harris Education Department’s Financial Aid Form Failures Have Left Students, Families in Lurch
The U.S. Department of Education had millions of phone calls from families to its call center go unanswered and had technical glitches plague its student-aid… Read More
EducationCommentary
Defense Department Schools’ DEI Agenda Underscores Need for Education Freedom for Military Families
Military families shouldn’t have to worry that their kids are being indoctrinated while they defend our country. However, for families sending their children to schools… Read More
EducationCommentary
Courts Block Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan: A Win for Taxpayers
On Monday, two federal court judges issued nationwide injunctions stopping the Biden administration from illegally canceling hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt. This… Read More
EducationCommentary
Biden’s ‘Plan C’ Scheme for Canceling Student Loan Debt Also Gets an ‘F’
If you’re confused about President Joe Biden’s various student loan debt-cancellation schemes, who can blame you? And on Tuesday, the Biden administration unveiled its third… Read More
EducationCommentary
This Education Proposal Would Reduce Federal Subsidies, Increase Accountability
The Higher Education Act, signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson, profoundly influences almost every facet of higher education in America. Today, this… Read More
Commentary
3 Things Parents Should Know as Kids Head Back to School
As the fall season kicks off, parents across the country are searching for new notebooks, bigger backpacks, and maybe even better schools for their children… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Left’s Narrative
“What we’re seeing here is a resurgence of widespread censorship in America,” Nadine Farid Johnson recently told The Wall Street Journal. Johnson is the Washington… Read More
EducationCommentary
Iowa Marks National School Choice Week by Enacting Students First Act
Jan. 22 to Jan. 28 is National School Choice Week, and what better way to highlight the fact that parents today have more choices for… Read More
EducationCommentary
Amid Rise in Number of Gender-Confused Children in Maryland Schools, Parents Need Bill of Rights
If Maryland parents and lawmakers don’t act now, special-interest groups and radical gender activists will get what they want—namely, parents being removed from decision-making about… Read More
EducationCommentary
Over 1,000 Safety Violations Mar Head Start. Children Deserve Better.
Would you send your child to a day care facility that left him unattended on a bus for so long that he developed frostbite? You… Read More
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