The new majority of students are more likely to be older, have children, be financially independent, and be at or below the federal poverty line. This graphic from Higher Learning Advocates effectively illustrates.

The nation’s signature higher education law, the Higher Education Act (HEA), hasn’t been updated since 2008—before the peak of the last financial crisis and the advent of countless new technologies. Executive Director Julie Peller and Policy & Advocacy Director Emily Bouck co-authored an op-ed in U.S. News & World Report ou...

“A new higher education advocacy group — Higher Learning Advocates — has emerged to specifically focus on nontraditional students and federal education policies addressing them.”

After a bombshell Inspector General report that had advocates for higher education innovation shaking their heads, Julie took to the pages of EdScoop to make the case for why it’s time to rethink higher education regulations to better serve today’s students.

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