Higher Learning Advocates Executive Director Julie Peller delivered testimony at a U.S. Department of Education hearing on higher education regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification. Peller urged the Department to redesign regulations to better meet the needs of today’s students and focus on outcomes and qua...

Higher Learning Advocates announces former Rubio staffer and veteran education communicator to lead communications and policy campaigns.

Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, participated in a forum hosted by the New Democrat Coalition on July 19, 2017. The panel’s focus included 21st century skills training and workforce development, and Julie spoke to the changing landscape of postsecondary education and its intersection with ensuring students gain the s...

The time to rethink the nation’s system of quality assurance is now. Today’s students and providers are different than those for whom our nation’s laws were written. Higher learning is ever more critical for economic success. And, students, taxpayers, and policymakers are asking “what do we get out of higher learning?” The problems with o...

Today, I am pleased to announce the opening of Higher Learning Advocates, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that supports and advances policy changes that increase postsecondary attainment. Higher Learning Advocates is shifting federal policy from higher education to higher learning. We are focused on quality outcomes for today’s...

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Higher Learning Advocates Sets Out to Change the Conversation Around Higher Education