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Higher Education Act Recommendations
April 10, 2019
Higher Learning Advocates is working to shift federal policy from higher education to higher learning—education and training beyond high school that leads to a…
News Releases
New Policy Toolkit Looks Beyond Financial Aid to Support Shifting Student Demographics
April 2, 2019
Higher Learning Advocates releases policy recommendations retooling dated student aid and other federal policies to respond to the changing needs and education…
Policy Resources
Today’s Students Policy Toolkit 2.0: Practical Solutions to the Most Common Federal Policy Barriers
April 2, 2019
Actionable reform ideas aimed at modernizing federal student aid and other policies to better serve the emerging majority of today’s students
Press
College students of the future could get their career prep from private companies, not universities
April 1, 2019
Julie Peller was quoted in Market Watch where she argued that the current higher education system is not designed to reflect the demographics of today's colleg…
Press
NPR: College Completion Rates Are Up, But The Numbers Will Still Surprise You
March 13, 2019
Julie Peller was quoted in an NPR segment on college completion, where she argued that today's students need to not only complete, but also see an economic ret…
Press
Education Dive: 5 ideas for change in higher ed from SXSW EDU
March 12, 2019
Julie Peller participated in a panel at SXSW EDU where she discussed why it is critical for policymakers and institutions of higher education to better underst…
Policy Resources
Recommendations to Support Students of Color
February 15, 2019
Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted proposals in response to a request from Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), Senator Elizabeth W…
Press
Community College Daily: Can they find common ground on HEA?
February 7, 2019
Julie Peller was on a panel at the Inside Higher Education Leadership Series event, where she discussed challenges Congress may encounter while working toward …
Press
Inside Higher Ed: Overhauling Rules for Higher Ed
January 7, 2019
Julie Peller was quoted in Inside Higher Ed on the Department of Education’s intention to encourage more innovation in higher education without addressing the …
Press
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Cutting Oversight of Accreditation Will Spur Innovation, Education Dept. Says. Critics Say Not So Fast.
January 7, 2019
Julie Peller was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education. She argued that the U.S. Department of Education is raising the right questions during negotiated…
New Policy Framework: Shift Quality Assurance from Compliance to Continuous Improvement
December 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C (DECEMBER 18, 2018) -- Today, Higher Learning Advocates and the Center for American Progress released a new framework for rethinking higher edu…
Press
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Experts Tie Student Success to Bridging Education and Workforce
December 14, 2018
Champions Network event featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

News

Higher Education Act Recommendations

New Policy Toolkit Looks Beyond Financial Aid to Support Shifting Student Demographics

Today’s Students Policy Toolkit 2.0: Practical Solutions to the Most Common Federal Policy Barriers

College students of the future could get their career prep from private companies, not universities

NPR: College Completion Rates Are Up, But The Numbers Will Still Surprise You

Education Dive: 5 ideas for change in higher ed from SXSW EDU

Recommendations to Support Students of Color

Community College Daily: Can they find common ground on HEA?

Inside Higher Ed: Overhauling Rules for Higher Ed

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Cutting Oversight of Accreditation Will Spur Innovation, Education Dept. Says. Critics Say Not So Fast.

New Policy Framework: Shift Quality Assurance from Compliance to Continuous Improvement

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Experts Tie Student Success to Bridging Education and Workforce