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  • The Hill: Creating opportunities that will lead to a sustaining wage, economic mobility

    "This Election Day, exit polling showed that voters’ overwhelming motivations were economic worries. The next Congress has a voter…

  • Inside Higher Ed: Congress Must Invest in Student Mental Health

    "Starting July 16, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline became more easily reachable—simply by dialing 988. With mental health crises burdening…

  • Inside Higher Ed: An Infrastructure for Our Nation’s Talent

    Julie Peller and Jamie Merisotis discuss how using the Pell Grant for short-term programs could build a different kind…

  • The Hill: Congress should help college students bridge the digital divide

    Emily Bouck West and Wesley Whistle discuss the issues students face when they do not have access to reliable…

  • Op-ed: To support today’s students, Congress must strengthen oversight of colleges

    George Miller, former Congressman and a board member of Higher Learning Advocates, published an op-ed on the need for…

  • Who’s afraid of accountability? The conservative case for better measures of success in higher education.

    Higher Learning Advocates board member and former Congressman Luke Messer makes the conservative case for better measures of success…

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    Real Clear Education: Four Ways Congress Can Help A New Generation of Students

    Julie Peller’s latest op-ed discusses ways policymakers can better align federal policy to ensure the success of today’s students.…

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    EdSurge: As the Higher Ed Opportunity Act Turns 10, Here’s How the Landscape Has Changed

    Op-ed takes a look back at ten key trends that have impacted the world of higher education since the…