WASHINGTON (December 10, 2019) — Today, Congress passed the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to applaud Congress for their bipartisanship and support of today’s students. “Higher Learning Advocates comme...

WASHINGTON (December 4, 2019) — Yesterday, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Ranking Member Patty Murray, along with Senators Richard Burr, Chris Coons, Doug Jones, and Tim Scott, introduced an amendment to the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Ac...

WASHINGTON (November 21, 2019) — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express Higher Learning Advocates’ support for the Helping Student Parents Succeed Act introduced by Congressman Colin Allred: “A quarter of today’s students are parents or have other dependents. These students are...

WASHINGTON (November 19, 2019) — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express support for the Reauthorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality on Integrity (NACIQI) Act introduced by Congresswoman Madeleine Dean: “The National Advisory Committee on Institut...

WASHINGTON (October 31, 2019) — Today, Emily Bouck West, Deputy Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, released a statement on the final rule on accrediting agencies regulations by the U.S. Department of Education (ED): “Today’s final accreditation regulation fails to help today’s students. Today’s students deserve a transparent...

WASHINGTON (October 21, 2019) — Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express support for the Advancing Competency-Based Education Act introduced by Senator Maggie Hassan and Congressman Joe Neguse: “Today’s students take multiple pathways to and through higher learning. High-quality co...

WASHINGTON (October 15, 2019) — Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express support for the Quality Higher Education Act introduced by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson: “Today’s students deserve quality in whichever higher learning pathway they choose to earn their postsecondary deg...

WASHINGTON, (October 15, 2019) — Today, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott introduced the College Affordability Act, which serves to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.  Higher Learning Advocates — a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for policy that reflect the changing demographics of today’s ...