Similar to his first term, President Trump has initiated efforts to reverse executive actions from the previous administration while also introducing new deregulatory measures. The Trump administration’s ability to carry out its deregulatory agenda will depend on a combination of legal, procedural, and political factors.
Drawing on experience of tracking regulatory actions across multiple administrations, Sanjay Patnaik, Aidan Kane, and Eli Schrag highlight the formal mechanisms by which the new administration can overturn, nullify, or rescind Biden regulations.
For more information and updates on a selection of significant regulatory and deregulatory changes made by the Trump administration, explore the Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets Regulatory Tracker.
Transforming Education Systems
Enrollment of Pell Grant recipients. There has been a substantial increase in the representation of Pell-eligible students at colleges and universities with high endowments, but there is still considerable room for further improvement to ensure affordable, quality education,Phillip Levine writes in his latest report.
Reimagining education in Africa through local engagement. Exploring several educational models in Malawi, Kenya, and Ghana, Modupe (Mo) Olateju and co-authors highlight frameworks that empower local actors through bottom-up leadership that also address community-based needs.
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