WASHINGTON – The population of Americans with some college and no credentials (SCNC) experienced another surge in 2021, rising to 40.4 million – almost 1 in 6 – according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse. The report is released as Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) launches a new campaign to highlight audience demog...

WASHINGTON – Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) released a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s recent release of their proposed Gainful Employment Rule.  “Transparency and accountability are pivotal to ensure today’s students finish a program of study financially better off than when they started.  Higher Learning...

WASHINGTON – A satisfactory academic progress, or SAP, reset can make college more affordable for low-income Americans, especially the 39 million with some college and no credential (SCNC) population, according to a new higher education policy brief by nonprofit Higher Learning Advocates (HLA). The brief, “Satisfactory Academic Progress: M...

WASHINGTON – Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) released a statement in response to the unprecedented support for today’s students from the Administration demonstrated in the release of President Biden’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 today. “This is such an exciting development that recognizes in order for students to succeed, we must l...

WASHINGTON — Today, Congress passed the fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, including several increases to critical investments for today’s students pursuing higher education. The omnibus spending bill includes a $500 increase to the maximum Pell Grant, more funding to support HBCUs, HSIs, and the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Campus...

WASHINGTON – Veteran higher education policy expert Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield joins Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) this month in the newly-created role of managing director of policy and research. In addition to leading the organization’s strategy and portfolio of policy writing, she will be leading a new initiative to further federal public ben...

WASHINGTON — Today, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2022. Higher Learning Advocates—a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for policy that reflect the changing demographics of today’s students—has released the following statement attributed to its executive director Julie Peller: “An e...

Today’s students can not succeed in school if they are hungry, homeless, or lack access to critical supports like child care and reliable transportation. Today, the Biden Harris Administration made a historic commitment to today’s students by enabling colleges and universities to use pandemic recovery funds to meet students’ critical needs. T...