Preston Cooper

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The raid was the latest escalation in the fight between College Board, which creates and administers the popular SAT and PSAT tests, and Manuel Alfaro, who oversaw the development of parts of the SAT when he was on the payroll there.

Equality, Not Elitism

Bring back SAT requirements to fix the college completion crisis

Preston Cooper · September 22, 2026 8:00 am

Professional makeup artist perfecting client's complexion during beauty salon makeover

Fairness and Justice

As feds pull back student loans, states should reform cosmetology licensing

Edward Timmons, Preston Cooper · June 4, 2026 6:00 am

How Trump can permanently fix the student loan program

Preston Cooper · January 21, 2025 11:46 am

Beltway Confidential

How states can lead on higher education reform

Preston Cooper, Annie Bowers · November 9, 2023 6:00 am

Beltway Confidential

College accreditation is broken. Here’s how to fix it

Preston Cooper · June 9, 2023 6:00 am

Biden just made the student loan problem worse

Preston Cooper · August 25, 2022 11:00 pm

The student loan fiasco

Preston Cooper · March 18, 2022 3:00 am

Making college ‘worth it’

Preston Cooper · October 29, 2021 12:10 am

The economic recovery has been biased against the young — it is time for policymakers to reverse that trend. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

A new way to tackle youth unemployment

Preston Cooper · August 9, 2016 4:02 am

To revoke ACICS' recognition while failing to address problems in the rest of the system does a great disservice to students and taxpayers. (AP Photo)

College accreditation needs real reform

Preston Cooper · June 22, 2016 4:02 am

The Clinton and Sanders proposals center around the problem of high tuition. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP)

Where the Democrats clash on college

Preston Cooper · March 22, 2016 7:02 am

The federal government heavily subsidizes higher education through a complex system of grants and loans. While the programs are great for colleges -- they have enabled an astronomical increase in tuition -- they contain few measures holding the institutions accountable to their students. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The problems free college won’t solve

Preston Cooper · January 21, 2016 5:01 am