101: Career and Technical Education
Today, Higher Learning Advocates and Advance CTE released a 101-level explainer on career and technical education (CTE)—a type of…
Higher Learning Advocates Submits Testimony on FY 2020 Appropriations
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Addressing Funding for…
[STATEMENT] Higher Learning Advocates Responds to the Department of Education’s Experimental Sites Initiatives
Washington, D.C. (May 20th, 2019) — Today, Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, released a statement responding…
Higher Education Act Recommendations
Higher Learning Advocates is working to shift federal policy from higher education to higher learning—education and training beyond high…
Today’s Students Policy Toolkit 2.0: Practical Solutions to the Most Common Federal Policy Barriers
Actionable reform ideas aimed at modernizing federal student aid and other policies to better serve the emerging majority of…
Recommendations to Support Students of Color
Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted proposals in response to a request from Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Senator Kamala Harris…
Issue Brief: Multiple Pathways & Quality Assurance
How can federal policy provide an on-ramp to funding and recognition for new providers and pathways?
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…
[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"
[STATEMENT] Higher Learning Advocates Submits Comments Opposing Repeal of Gainful Employment Rule
A backward step for accountability and outcomes for today’s students
[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"
The Glossary of Higher Education Policy
Learn to speak higher ed wonk with our new glossary of higher education policy, which provides concise definitions of…
101: Competency-Based Education
This new 101 from Higher Learning Advocates for a quick read on what CBE is, and why CBE is…
101: Pell Grant Rainy Day Fund
As the signature federal student aid program providing college access to low and middle-income Americans, the Pell Grant program…
The Keys to Quality: Reforming Higher Education Accreditation Policy
This brief outline key federal policy recommendations for reforming accreditation policy
101: Accreditation
Our new accreditation "101" breaks down the basics of how this process works and why policymakers need to take…
[STATEMENT] Higher Education Priorities in FY18 Omnibus Spending Bill
Bipartisan agreement includes expanded aid for today’s students, including student parents, working adults and low-income students
Comments to Senate HELP Committee on Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Higher Learning Advocates submitted comments, today, to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee leadership with recommendations on…
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…
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…