GOP Lawmakers Move to Scrap Federal Rule Critics Say Unfairly Targets Career Schools
Parents assert authority over curriculum as education policy becomes a defining cultural battleground.
The press framing on this rule tends to assume career schools are uniquely suspect, while traditional campuses get treated as the default “good actors. ” That’s convenient for regulators, but it’s a lopsided way to police an industry as sprawling as higher education. If Washington is serious about protecting students and taxpayers, it should apply standards evenly.
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to repeal a federal rule skewing higher education funding. Currently, career and technical schools are being singled out while traditional public and nonprofit colleges and universities are exempt. “Washington should not pick winners and losers in higher education,” Harris told the
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The press framing on this rule tends to assume career schools are uniquely suspect, while traditional campuses get treated as the default “good actors.” That’s convenient for regulators, but it’s a lopsided way to police an industry as sprawling as higher education.
If Washington is serious about protecting students and taxpayers, it should apply standards evenly. Singling out technical and career programs while exempting public and nonprofit institutions invites gaming and shields the very schools that often deliver high debt and weak outcomes. That is not oversight, it’s picking winners and losers.
A fair approach starts with equal rules for equal risks, real transparency on program results, and accountability for taxpayer dollars regardless of a school’s label. It also respects workforce pathways that many families rely on.
The principle at stake is simple: public trust is earned through consistent enforcement, not selective scrutiny.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.