Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 05/2011

Opportunity through Education: Two Proposals

Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

March 2011

The Brookings Institution

Abstract

In an environment where fiscal austerity has become the norm, education is one area where special care must be taken in considering budget cuts, given its critical importance to America's future. Russ Whitehurst offers two proposals to ensure that federal investments in education have impact: increasing digital and virtual education and expanding consumer information on higher education.