News Releases

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement on President Biden’s Budget Proposal

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 9, 2023) - Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) released a statement in response to the unprecedented support…

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement on the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

    WASHINGTON (December 23, 2022) — Today, Congress passed the fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, including several increases to…

  • Campaign to Increase Child Care Access for Today’s Students Gains More Support

    WASHINGTON (December 6, 2022) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates sent a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and…

  • Higher Learning Advocates and 29 Partners Ask Congress to Restore Access to Federal Student Aid

    WASHINGTON (November 8, 2022) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 29 partners wrote a letter to the Subcommittee on…

  • Higher Learning Advocates, 43 Partners Applaud Bipartisan Resolution Declaring September 2022 Second Annual National Student Parent Month

    WASHINGTON (September 21, 2022) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 43 partner organizations sent a letter to Senators Tammy…

  • Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield Joins Higher Learning Advocates

    WASHINGTON (August 16, 2022) – Veteran higher education policy expert Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield joins Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) this…

  • Higher Learning Advocates and 41 Partners Urge Congress to Increase CCAMPIS Funding

    WASHINGTON (April 21, 2022) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 40 partner organizations wrote a letter to the Subcommittee…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Submits Letter on FY 2023 Appropriations

    WASHINGTON (April 13, 2022) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) submitted a letter outlining our support for key issues…

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement on the Consolidated Appropriations Package for Fiscal Year 2022

    WASHINGTON, (March 11,  2022) — Today, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2022. Higher Learning Advocates—a…

  • Higher Learning Advocates and 50 Partners Urge Congress to Increase CCAMPIS Funding

    WASHINGTON (January 31, 2022) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 48 partner organizations sent a letter to Congress to…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Applauds the Administration’s Commitment to Today’s Students

    Today’s students can not succeed in school if they are hungry, homeless, or lack access to critical supports like…

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement on the Providing Assistance for Transit Help (PATH) to College Act

    WASHINGTON (November 18, 2021) — Today, Representative Lamb (D-PA), Representative Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Representative Wilson (FL-24), Representative Katko (NY-…