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A new issue brief from the Manhattan Institute calls on the Trump administration to zero in on some of the most urgent challenges facing higher education, including the student loan repayment crisis; the lack of information on college quality; the financial aid system’s burdensome complexity; and misguided efforts to reintroduce private lenders into federal lending and incentivize public service. Among the suggestions offered in the report for improvement: replacing the current system of lending with a single, straightforward loan program and adopting a universal, income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans.