Arnold Ventures Influence Beyond Regulation
Phil Matters
May 9, 2023
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Additional Notes: Based on social media and private conversations about the post yesterday, I would like to be more clear in my language. 1) By coalition I mean the organizations or parts of organizations that are that are united on a common message against OPM rev share deals. I do not mean to imply that most of New America’s or The Century Foundation’s or the Center for America Progress’s funding as overall organizations comes from Arnold Ventures – just the activities tied to the current regulatory activity against OPMs as a method to reduce student debt. 2) Furthermore, I am pointing out funding connections that are relevant but am not implying that this funding is based exclusively on OPM issues. 3) I realize that not all institutions or vendors have a common perspective on the two regulatory guidance issues. In particular, there is a subset of institutions and vendors that strongly oppose the TPS expansion but that at least privately supports the removal of the bundled services exception.
