WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express Higher Learning Advocates’ endorsement of the Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act, introduced today by Reps. Eshoo, Matsui, Butterfield, Castro, Fudge, Blunt Rochester, and Adams, and Senators Klobuch...

Higher Learning Advocates submitted a comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) related to distance education and innovation under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Download the comments here.

To support today’s students during and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Department of Education must take critical steps by removing outdated and burdensome barriers to begin to repair our workforce through higher education. Specifically, policymakers must look to three areas where policy change can have the biggest impact i...

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement in response to the higher education provisions of the coronavirus response package that was passed by Congress today. “Higher Learning Advocates commends Congress for the passage of the CARES Act, which includes several higher education prov...

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement in response to the higher education provisions included in Leader McConnell’s COVID-19 package: “Higher Learning Advocates is pleased to see Leader McConnell’s inclusion of several higher education provisions within the COVID-19 response...

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express the urgent need for Congress to support today’s students during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as through the higher education provisions included in the Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act introduced by Senator Patty ...

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express Higher Learning Advocates’ support for the Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students (ACCESS) to Careers Act introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN): “Today’s students are more diverse—...

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express Higher Learning Advocates’ support for the Accreditation Reform Act introduced by Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA): “Today’s students deserve a system of higher learning that ensures high-quality outcomes and a provides a ...