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A Double Whammy for Student Parents
Source: Inside Higher Ed
Executive Director Julie Peller commented on how the coronavirus pandemic has led to a particularly difficult situation for student parents, who have been forced to juggle their jobs, classes, and child care. Read the story here.
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Policymakers, Pandemic and Today’s Students
Source: Forbes
A letter to Congress, spearheaded by Higher Learning Advocates and signed by 51 partner organizations, urging policymakers to ensure students’ basic needs are met and to allow emergency funds to cover them, was highlighted in Forbes. Read the full piece here.
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Michael Bloomberg unveils ‘progressive’ higher education plan
Source: Hechinger Report
After Michael Bloomberg released his higher education plan, Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, commented on the plan’s recognition “that the demographics and needs of learners today have changed,” and commended it for including a focus on completion and earning outcomes for low-income students. Read the...
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Policy Brief Recommends Changes to Federal Aid Requirements
Deputy Executive Director Emily Bouck West argues in Diverse Issues in Higher Education that holding institutions accountable on a program-level basis can show that there are vast differences in student outcomes between programs within an institution. Read the entire article here.
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Capella U shares lessons from 5 years of competency-based education
Higher Learning Advocates Executive Director Julie Peller argues that competency-based education (CBE) requires a unique approach in Education Dive. Read the entire article here.
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Elijah Cummings Working With Florida Congressman to Help Veterans at Colleges, Universities
Source: Florida Daily
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho and Rep. Elijah Cummings introduced the “Safeguarding Student Veterans Act,” which would increase “coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Education “through pushing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs “to better understand and track the risks that certain schools po...
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Veterans Groups, Education Leaders Back Donna Shalala’s Effort to Close GI Benefits Loophole
Source: Florida Daily
Higher Learning Advocates supports Congresswoman Donna Shalala’s amendment on the U.S. Department of Defense Tuition Assistance funds in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Read the entire article at Florida Daily here.
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Groups Align to Advocate for Today’s Students
Source: Inside Higher Ed
Higher Learning Advocates joins with “groups representing veterans, working adults and historically underrepresented students” to form the Today’s Students Coalition to advocate for postsecondary policies that support their success. Read the entire article from Inside Higher Ed here.