Vice President Kamala Harris’ extreme higher education record
Thomas Jones
September 11, 2024
OPINION:
The Biden/Harris Department of Education (USDE) is perhaps the most progressive in American history. USDE continues to ignore the court system by doling out billions in student loan bailouts, fumbling the rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and cutting off options for students to attend alternatives to the traditional four-year school.
Here’s what we know. In 2013, then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris sued Corinthian Colleges, accusing the career college chain of false and predatory advertising, intentional misrepresentation to students, and more. As the Wall Street Journal editorial board notes, “she struggled to support her claims,” which caused the Obama administration to come to her rescue through its own investigations. Ultimately, the pressure was so immense it led Corinthian Colleges to close its doors to over 16,000 students in 2015.
Once a thriving university system educating hundreds of thousands of students across the nation, Harris’ bold move set the higher ed shakedown into motion. It’s easy to see this was a defining moment in Harris’ early political career: it was a huge win for the political left establishment who have harbored ill will against career colleges or any school they cannot control.
