Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will propose on Monday eliminating all $1.6 trillion of student debt held in the United States, a significant escalation of the policy fight in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary two days before the candidates’ first debate in Miami.

As the 2020 Democratic primary heats up, candidates are tossing out expensive new proposals like President Trump passes out paper towels in Puerto Rico.

Earlier this week, in a dark basement theater deep in New York’s Soho neighborhood, I discussed Social Security in an Oxford-style debate sponsored by the libertarian Reason magazine.

On June 10, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 322, mandating public pension funds to provide "comprehensive analysis of the retirement system's investment process that covers all asset classes," according to the text of the law.

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) estimates there is a 75 percent probability that the state’s next recession will result in a severe financial crisis.  

In April, DeKalb School District 428 Board members approved two four-year contracts for administrators that will give them 6% raises in each of the last years before they retire.

 Unless the mix of spending changes, the debt-to-GDP ratio will continue to grow, foretelling disaster.

The reason students may still owe tax? Private student loans are treated differently from federal loans, especially when discharged.

American colleges and universities are failing in one of their most basic missions: to equip students with the tools they need for a career.

Governor Lamont’s expensive accounting gimmick to buy a little more breathing room in the upcoming biennial budget reveals more than just bad fiscal instincts.