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  • Senators Introduce Bipartisan FUTURE Act Amendment to Simplify FAFSA, Streamline Repayment, and Permanently Fund HBCUs and MSIs

    WASHINGTON (December 4, 2019) — Yesterday, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Ranking…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Endorses the Helping Student Parents Succeed Act

    WASHINGTON (November 21, 2019) — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express…

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement of Support for the Reauthorization of the NACIQI Act

    WASHINGTON (November 19, 2019) — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express…

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement on the Final ED Rule on Accrediting Agencies

    WASHINGTON (October 31, 2019) — Today, Emily Bouck West, Deputy Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, released a statement…

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement of Support for the Advancing Competency-Based Education Act

    WASHINGTON (October 21, 2019) — Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Makes Statement of Support for Quality Higher Education Act

    WASHINGTON (October 15, 2019) -- Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Comments on Just-released House College Affordability Act

    WASHINGTON, (October 15, 2019) -- Today, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott introduced the College Affordability Act,…

  • Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement on the FUTURE Act

    Higher Learning Advocates is encouraged that the House of Representatives has passed the FUTURE Act—legislation to ensure current funding…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Submits Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), SNAP

    Higher Learning Advocates submitted a comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the “Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Applauds the Introduction of the “Empower Parents in College Act” for its Support of Today’s Student Parents

    Higher Learning Advocates applauds the introduction of the “Empower Parents in College Act” for its support of today’s student…

  • [STATEMENT] Higher Learning Advocates Submits Public Comment on Accrediting Agencies

    Higher Learning Advocates submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

  • [STATEMENT] Higher Learning Advocates Responds to the Department of Education’s Release of the Final Gainful Employment Rule

    WASHINGTON (June 28, 2019) – Today, Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, released a statement responding to…