Higher Education’s Problems Began With the Federal Government’s 1965 Industrial Policy

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Higher Education’s Problems Began With the Federal Government’s 1965 Industrial Policy

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Higher education has become unaffordable and its curriculums hopelessly politicized. We should remember that all of this is a result of programs developed more than a half-century ago to make higher education more accessible.

This story appeared on mises.org, 2025-04-29 11:02:32.