Higher Education Policy & Regulatory Transition Recommendations
WASHINGTON (October 6, 2020) — Higher Learning Advocates provided recommendations to advance higher education policy and regulations in key areas that will empower our nation’s students to obtain the skills they need to gain employment and succeed in the 21st century, especially in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Download the memorandum here.
Read MoreChampion Check-In: Tonjua Williams, President, St. Petersburg College
Higher Learning Advocates Champion Dr. Tonjua Williams, President of St. Petersburg College, shares how the college has responded to the coronavirus pandemic, and how it will affect the future of higher education.
Read MoreMedia Analysis: Today’s Students
In partnership with the Education Writers Association and Whiteboard Advisors, Higher Learning Advocates conducted an analysis of media coverage of Today’s Students. You can view the media analysis deck here.
Read MoreFact Sheet on Student Caregivers
Research on student parents and their unique challenges commissioned by Higher Learning Advocates. Nearly a quarter of today’s students are parents, and they have unique time constraints because they must balance caregiving, school work, and employment. Student parents are more likely to be older, more likely to have a low-income, and more likely to work…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Submits FY21 Priorities to House LHHS Committee
WASHINGTON (March 23, 2020) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee addressing funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Education for FY 2021. Higher Learning Advocates urged the subcommittee to make significant investments…
Read MoreServing Students Screener
College is supposed to be a path towards upward social mobility for all students, yet our current higher education system has significant room for improvement when it comes to advancing opportunity for today’s students, including low-income students and students of color. It is more important than ever that proposals to improve our nation’s higher education…
Read More101: Part-time Students
Today’s students are more diverse than previous generations. Twenty-four percent are parents, 37 percent are older than 25, 49 percent are financially independent, and 42 percent are students of color. About 40 percent of today’s students attend part-time. For more background information on part-time students download 101: Part-Time Students. This 101 details who part-time students…
Read MorePolicies Impacting Today’s Part-Time Students
Today’s students are more diverse than previous generations. Twenty-four percent are parents, 37 percent are older than 25, 49 percent are financially independent, and 42 percent are students of color. About 40 percent of today’s students attend part-time. Unfortunately, the current higher education system — and the policies that govern it — can result in…
Read MoreLetter to House Education and Labor Committee: The College Affordability Act
On October 28, Higher Learning Advocates sent a letter to leaders of the House Education and Labor Committee on the College Affordability Act. Read the full letter here.
Read MoreLetter to House Education and Labor Committee: HEA Policy Recommendations
On October 28, Higher Learning Advocates, along with ten other members of the Today’s Students Coalition, sent a letter to leaders of the House Education and Labor Committee and the Senate HELP Committee to detail the Coalition’s HEA policy recommendations. Read the full letter here.
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