The Trump administration’s attack on the status quo in higher education—reducing federal research grants, withholding money from Ivy League schools to enforce civil-rights law, trying to shut down the Department of Education—has appropriately gained much attention. An equally important revolution is occurring at the state and local level.

Most American college students attend public schools that receive funding from state governments, many of which have been making drastic changes.

Richard Vedder March 27, 2025

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