Florida Daily: Elijah Cummings Working With Florida Congressman to Help Veterans at Colleges, Universities
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho and Rep. Elijah Cummings introduced the “Safeguarding Student Veterans Act."
Florida Daily: Veterans Groups, Education Leaders Back Donna Shalala’s Effort to Close GI Benefits Loophole
Higher Learning Advocates supports amendment on DOD Institution Assistance funds in the National Defense Authorization Act.
Inside Higher Ed: Groups Align to Advocate for Today’s Students
Higher Learning Advocates joins with groups to form the Today's Students Coalition.
Bloomberg Government: Students to Keep Pressing Congress for Higher Education Update
Higher Learning Advocates and nine other education advocacy groups launched the Today’s Students Coalition.
The Education Dept. Wants Accreditors to Compete. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Should the distinction between national and regional accreditors be eliminated? Executive Director Julie Peller weighs in on the discussion…
Bloomberg Government: Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Sputters, Helping 1% of Hopefuls
Executive Director Julie Peller was quoted in Bloomberg Government discussing the student loan forgiveness program.
Emily Bouck West Speaks with Spectrum News on Proposals to Help Today’s Students Repay Federal Student Loans
On June 20, 2019, Emily Bouck West, deputy executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, spoke with Spectrum Bay News…
Julie Peller Quoted in The Atlantic: How the Democrats Got Radicalized on Student Debt
This month, Julie Peller, executive director at Higher Learning Advocates, argues in the Atlantic that the 2007 increase to the…
Education Dive: Is change coming to Federal Work-Study?
Emily Bouck West was quoted in Education Dive, where she stressed the importance of potential consensus on solutions to…
Trump Wants to Use Extra Pell Money for NASA. But That Surplus Is There for a Good Reason.
Julie Peller is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education where she argues that it is critical to preserve…
Inside Higher Ed: Bridging the Gap on Accountability
Emily Bouck West was quoted in Inside Higher Ed where she argues for using metrics other than the cohort…
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.…
Training Industry: Workforce Development in 2019: U.S. Policy and Practice
In an interview with Training Industry, Emily Bouck West argues that stakeholders and policymakers should work to build stronger…
College students of the future could get their career prep from private companies, not universities
Julie Peller was quoted in Market Watch where she argued that the current higher education system is not designed…
NPR: College Completion Rates Are Up, But The Numbers Will Still Surprise You
Julie Peller was quoted in an NPR segment on college completion, where she argued that today's students need to…
Education Dive: 5 ideas for change in higher ed from SXSW EDU
Julie Peller participated in a panel at SXSW EDU where she discussed why it is critical for policymakers and…
Community College Daily: Can they find common ground on HEA?
Julie Peller was on a panel at the Inside Higher Education Leadership Series event, where she discussed challenges Congress…
Inside Higher Ed: Overhauling Rules for Higher Ed
Julie Peller was quoted in Inside Higher Ed on the Department of Education’s intention to encourage more innovation in…
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Cutting Oversight of Accreditation Will Spur Innovation, Education Dept. Says. Critics Say Not So Fast.
Julie Peller was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education. She argued that the U.S. Department of Education is…
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Experts Tie Student Success to Bridging Education and Workforce
Champions Network event featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.