Quality & Outcomes

  • Comparing Accreditation Rules Under the Higher Education Act and the PROSPER Act

    H.R. 4508, introduced by House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), would significantly change how accreditors…

  • Report: Federal HED policy must undergo dramatic shift

    A new policy framework identifies a three-pronged plan to shift the focus of federal policy from higher education to…

  • National Skills Coalition: PROSPER Act moves forward in the House

    The PROSPER Act, in its current form, extends Pell eligibility to short-term programs that are at least 300 clock…

  • Unpacking the PROSPER Act

    Higher Learning Advocates takes a closer look at how the PROSPER Act would impact higher education accountability, accreditation and…

  • Why Higher Ed Needs a Quality Assurance Revolution

    Surging tuition costs and lackluster results have left students, employers and the public wondering about the return on investment…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Responds to House Higher Education Act Reauthorization Bill

    PROSPER Act offers a starting point for improving our system of higher learning, but falls short on quality assurance…

  • Read the New Higher Learning Advocates Policy Framework

    Federal policy needs to catch up with today’s students and shift from a focus of ‘higher education’ to ‘higher…

  • Why It’s Time to Rethink Higher Education Regulations

    After a bombshell Inspector General report that had advocates for higher education innovation shaking their heads, Julie took to…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Testifies on Regulatory Reform

    Higher Learning Advocates Executive Director Julie Peller delivered testimony at a U.S. Department of Education hearing on higher education…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Submits Comments on Higher Education Regulatory Reform

    Higher Learning Advocates submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education with key recommendations for reform of federal higher…

  • Announcing Higher Learning Advocates

    Today, I am pleased to announce the opening of Higher Learning Advocates, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.…