Senator Alexander Makes a Bad Idea Far Worse - Opinion

Contributor Derek Newton writes: One provision under discussion is whether to expand Pell Grants, the federal government’s staple for underwriting higher education for millions of low and modest income students, to cover short certificate programs. Simmering with whether that’s a good idea is the debate over who should be allowed to offer these short, tax-payer funded programs, in particular, whether for-profit schools should be allowed in.