Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees: Connections in Negotiated Rulemaking
The US Department of Education’s (ED) proposals for new regulations presented to the negotiating team in the current negotiated…
State and Federal Cooperation Can Improve Higher Education Quality
A truth that many of us are taught from a young age is the ability to work well with…
Balancing Quality with Innovation: Key Issues at Stake in Negotiated Rulemaking
This month, watchers of higher ed policy were busy with talk of negotiated rulemaking (or “neg reg”), as the…
101: Negotiated Rulemaking
The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to use the negotiated rulemaking process in…
Inside Higher Ed: Overhauling Rules for Higher Ed
Julie Peller was quoted in Inside Higher Ed on the Department of Education’s intention to encourage more innovation in…
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Cutting Oversight of Accreditation Will Spur Innovation, Education Dept. Says. Critics Say Not So Fast.
Julie Peller was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education. She argued that the U.S. Department of Education is…
A Year in Review: Reflections on 2018 and the Year Ahead
As the field leads on higher education reform, will it spur a breakthrough moment for federal higher education policy?
Setting the Agenda: Key State Higher Ed Issues to Watch in 2019
Recapping big themes in state higher education policy and their impact post-midterm elections
From New Hampshire to Nairobi: How SNHU is Scaling Breakthrough Learning for All Students
An Insights & Outlooks Q&A with Paul LeBlanc of SNHU
Bridging the Education-Workforce Divide: Perspectives from Kentucky and Virginia Champions Network Members
At a time when employees may change careers a half dozen or more times in a lifetime, the linear…
Issue Brief: Multiple Pathways & Quality Assurance
How can federal policy provide an on-ramp to funding and recognition for new providers and pathways?
Crossing the Finish Line: Research to Re-Engage and Support Students with Some College, No Degree
Strategies to help the millions of nation’s students with significant college credit but no credential
Accreditors Must Do More to “Be” About Student Success
Kernels of wisdom from some of Michale McComis’ favorite 1980s movies
Exploring Key Questions: Program-Level Repayment for Higher Education Accountability
A new paper authored by Professor Robert Kelchen evaluates proposals to use program-level repayment as a tool for greater…
Our Growing Network of Champions
New state, local and institutional leaders join the Champions Network to advocates for today's students
Our Growing Network of Champions
The world of higher education and workforce is changing. But is federal policy keeping up? Across the country policymakers,…
[STATEMENT] Public Comment on Quality and Innovation at U.S. Department of Education Hearing
Higher Learning Advocates urges USED to offer regulatory changes "through the lens of putting student outcomes first"
It’s Time to Change the Model for Regulating Educational Innovations
Let’s stop waiting for innovations to emerge to define them.
Student Perspectives on Quality and Accountability
What do students think about holding colleges accountable for outcomes?