{
  "id": 18924,
  "url": "https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/just-explain-it-me/2026/08/12/most-legislation-doesnt-support-higher-education",
  "title": "The Legislation That Eats Away at Higher Education’s Financial Footing",
  "summary": "The Legislation That Eats Away at Higher Education’s Financial Footing kjohnsonbowles… Wed, 08/12/2026 - 03:00 AM Legislation is increasing financial burdens on students and institutions. Here are some things to think about when trying to fix the business model. Byline(s) Kathy Johnson Bowles",
  "authors": "kjohnsonbowles@gmail.com",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation,children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-12T07:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-13T05:10:37.786Z",
  "source_slug": "x-inside-higher-ed-tech",
  "source_name": "Inside Higher Ed Tech",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18924",
  "original_url": "https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/just-explain-it-me/2026/08/12/most-legislation-doesnt-support-higher-education",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}