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HLA and More Than 70 Organizations, Individuals Urge Congress to Extend the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) in the Next Appropriations Legislation
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More Than 70 Organizations, Individuals Urge Congress to Extend the ACP

Higher Learning Advocates and more than 70 partner organizations and individuals submitted a letter asking Congress to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) with continued funding in the next appropriations legislation. Like most Americans, college students rely on internet services every day to connect with colleagues and faculty, condu...
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Higher Learning Advocates and 40 Organizations Celebrate Bipartisan Resolution Marking September as National Student Parent Month
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Bipartisan National Student Parent Month Showcases Congressional Support for Parenting Students

Higher Learning Advocates and 40 organizations signed on to a letter to Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Tom Carper (D-DE) applauding Congress for passing the National Student Parent Month resolution. For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating September as a national celebration of parenting students,...
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Letter from 39 Organizations Asks ED to Reset Satisfactory Academic Progress
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Nearly 40 Organizations Ask ED for SAP Reform

Higher Learning Advocates and 38 organizations submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education in support of reforming SAP (satisfactory academic progress) for today’s students, especially returning adult students from the population of 40 million Americans with some college and no credential. Under current SAP regulations, an individua...
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Letter to Congress from 49 Organizations in Support of SNAP for Today’s Students
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Nearly 50 Organizations Support SNAP for Today’s Students

Higher Learning Advocates and 48 organizations submitted a letter to Congress in support of expanding SNAP benefits to help counteract the rising rate of food insecurity among today’s students in higher education. Currently, more than one-third of students struggle to afford food and groceries, but only 31% of college students who meet SNAP i...
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Comments on Proposed Gainful Employment Regulations
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Comments on Proposed Gainful Employment Regulations

Higher Learning Advocates submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in response to its recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Gainful Employment (GE) and Certification Procedures, sharing both support for the Department’s actions to reimplement GE and recommendations to strengthen the proposed regulation. While we strong...
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Higher Learning Advocates Asks for FY 2024 Investments in Child Care, Higher Ed, Campus Mental Health Programs
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Higher Learning Advocates Asks for FY 2024 Investments in Child Care, Higher Ed, Campus Mental Health Programs

Higher Learning Advocates submitted a letter outlining our support for key issues as the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education begins the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process. HLA expressed our support for investments in crucial child care, higher education, and campus mental health programs. Specifically, we urged the ...
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Letter to Congress from 56 Organizations on Supporting Student Parents Through CCAMPIS
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Letter to Congress from 56 Organizations on Supporting Student Parents Through CCAMPIS

WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 55 organizations sent a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education strongly urging Congress to increase funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program to $500 million. The increase is the amount needed to provide child care support to...
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Comments on OPM Guidance Review at U.S. Department of Education Hearing
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Comments on OPM Guidance Review at U.S. Department of Education Hearing

WASHINGTON — Tanya Ang, managing director, advocacy at Higher Learning Advocates, testified at a hearing held by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) today as it reviews 2011 guidance that allows online program management (OPM) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish income share agreements. Higher Learning Advocates urged the D...
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