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Higher Learning Advocates Submits Comments on Department of Education’s Intent to Host Negotiated Rulemaking Related to 90/10
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted comments regarding the Department of Education’s intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee on the 90/10 rule and other matters impacting programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Read HLA’s full comments here.
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Higher Learning Advocates & 29 Partners Applauds the Passage of the National Student Parent Month Resolution
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 29 partner organizations sent a letter to Senator Tammy Duckworth and Senator Jerry Moran to thank them for their commitment to student parents and to congratulate them on the passage of S.Res. 362, National Student Parent Month, designating September 2021 as the first annual “National Student...
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Higher Learning Advocates Submits Letter for NACIQI Committee Meeting
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted a letter to NACIQI regarding its upcoming committee meeting later this month. In order to ensure the quality of distance education programs, HLA recommends that NACIQI work with accreditors and that accreditors conduct a survey of institutions under their portfolio to assess how institutions...
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Higher Learning Advocates Submits Comments on Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted comments regarding the Department of Education’s intention to establish negotiated rulemaking committees to establish updated regulations on certain Title IV Higher Education Act matters. Read HLA’s full comments here.
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Higher Learning Advocates Testifies on the Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates’ Senior Advocacy Director Tanya Ang delivered testimony regarding the Department of Education’s intent to establish negotiated rulemaking. You can read Tanya’s comments below. “Good afternoon. My name is Tanya Ang, and I am the Senior Advocacy Director at Higher Learning Advoca...
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Higher Learning Advocates & 13 Partners Ask ED to Issue Guidance Related to Student Mental Health
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 13 partner organizations submitted a letter to Secretary Cardona, asking the Department of Education to issue guidance to institutions to clarify that mental health supports and services fall under the category of student support services, and therefore can be funded with the institutional portion...
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Higher Learning Advocates and 62 Partners Urge Congress to Increase CCAMPIS Funding
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 62 partner organizations sent a letter to Congress to express our strong support for increasing funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program to $500 million—the amount needed to provide child care support to approximately 6 percent of Pell-eligible student parents ...
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Higher Learning Advocates Submits Letter on FY 2022 Appropriations
WASHINGTON — Today, 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 FY 2022 appropriations process. HLA urged the subcommittee to consider investments in essential child care, higher education, and campus mental health programs. Rea...