Letters & Comments
Recommendations to Assess Low-Value Postsecondary Programs
Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in response to its request for information (RFI) to assess the financial value of postsecondary programs. Today’s students deserve a system that produces the financial outcomes that matter to them: high-quality learning and programs that lead to timely completion and prepare students…
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.
Higher 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…
Joint Letter from HLA, TICAS, and CLASP on the FAFSA Simplification Act
Higher Learning Advocates sent a joint letter with the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) encouraging policymakers to consider two specific improvements to the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019 that would further strengthen the bill for the benefit of students and their families. Read the…
Letter to House Education and Labor Committee: Accreditation in the College Affordability Act
On Monday, October 28, Higher Learning Advocates, along with eight other groups, submitted a letter to the House Education and Labor Committee on proposed changes in the proposed College Affordability Act related to the requirements for accrediting agency recognition. Read the full letter here.
Letter 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.
Letter 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.
Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee: Protect Pell in FY20 Spending Bill
On Monday, October 7, Higher Learning Advocates, along with 62 other groups, submitted a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee strongly urging the committee to oppose the overall Labor-HHS-Education spending allocation and the accompanying proposed $1.3 billion rescission from the Pell reserve fund and to instead fully retain all current Pell funds where they belong…