Kaplan CEO Andrew Rosen argues that the current crisis provides an opportunity to place questions of student learning, innovation and cost containment at the center of higher education reform debates, and that policymakers can look to for-profit colleges for key lessons about how to retool postsecondary education to reflect new priorities.

It’s going to be bait and switch for as far as the eye can see. That’s how it looks now that the smoke has cleared after the recent “Mommy War” skirmish over Democratic operative Hilary Rosen’s comment that mother of five Ann Romney had “never worked a day in her life.”

What could sanctions against Iran really do?

The Iranian regime is continuing its prosecution of individuals arrested in the post-election unrest.

Congress is currently considering unprecedented sanctions targeting Iran's refined petroleum sector. Such legislation must take into account Iran's likely response; decreasing domestic consumption, seeking alternative international suppliers, and increasing domestic refining capacity.