Today’s Students Need Continued Policy Reforms in Response to COVID-19

To support today’s students during and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Department of Education must take critical steps by removing outdated and burdensome barriers to begin to repair our workforce through higher education. Specifically, policymakers must look to three areas where policy change can have the biggest impact in light…

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Higher Learning Advocates Applauds Passage of the CARES Act, Which Includes Higher Education Provisions to Support Today’s Students

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement in response to the higher education provisions of the coronavirus response package that was passed by Congress today. “Higher Learning Advocates commends Congress for the passage of the CARES Act, which includes several higher education provisions that will greatly improve the…

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Higher Learning Advocates Comments on Critical Higher Ed Provisions for Today’s Students in Leader McConnell’s COVID-19 Package

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement in response to the higher education provisions included in Leader McConnell’s COVID-19 package: “Higher Learning Advocates is pleased to see Leader McConnell’s inclusion of several higher education provisions within the COVID-19 response package that, if passed, will significantly improve today’s students’…

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Higher Learning Advocates & Fifty-One Partner Organizations Urge Congress to Support Today’s Students

WASHINGTON — Fifty-two organizations came together today to urge Congress to support students in response to campus closures and restrictions due to COVID-19 in a letter spearheaded by Higher Learning Advocates. Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to underscore the importance of student-focused legislation. “Many of today’s students depend…

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