WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lamb (D-PA), Representative Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Representative Wilson (FL-24), Representative Katko (NY-24), and Senator Casey (D-PA) introduced the ‘Providing Assistance for Transit Help (PATH) to College Act’’, which would take important steps toward ensuring today’s students have adequate access to pu...

WASHINGTON — Today, the president signed the Infrastructure and JOBS Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, into law, a bill that includes critical provisions to ensure that today’s low-income college students continue to have access to broadband internet. Higher Learning Advocates’ Executive Director Julie Peller made t...

WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 29 partner organizations sent a letter to Congress to applaud the Senate’s recent passage of S.Res. 362, National Student Parent Month. The resolution expresses the Senate’s support of the contributions and achievements of student parents and designates September 2021 as “National Student P...

WASHINGTON — This morning, the Senate passed a historic infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, which includes critical provisions to ensure that today’s students in college have access to broadband internet. Higher Learning Advocates’ Executive Director Julie Peller made the following statement regarding the legisl...

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, a group of senators released a bipartisan infrastructure bill, which includes critical provisions to ensure that today’s students in college continue to have access to broadband internet. Higher Learning Advocates’ Executive Director Julie Peller made the following statement regarding these provisions: “Over the past...

WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), and House Education and Labor Committee Chair Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, which would take important steps toward doubling the maximum Pell Grant award. Executive Dire...

WASHINGTON — This morning, the Biden Administration announced the American Families Plan, which includes important provisions that would improve the lives of today’s students. Executive Director Julie Peller made the following statement regarding the plan: “Higher Learning Advocates is excited to see the proposals included in the American Fam...

WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden released his proposed FY2022 budget request, which we are thrilled to see includes several wins for today’s students. Executive Director Julie Peller made the following statement: “Higher Learning Advocates applauds President Biden for prioritizing today’s students in his FY2022 budget request.  We are p...