Posts Tagged ‘Today’s Students’
Higher Learning Advocates and 29 Partners Applaud Passage of Resolution Creating First National Student Parent Month
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 29 partner organizations sent a letter to Congress to applaud the Senate’s recent passage of S.Res. 362, National Student Parent Month. The resolution expresses the Senate’s support of the contributions and achievements of student parents and designates September 2021 as “National Student Parent Month.” The letter, led by Higher…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates & 13 Partners Ask ED to Issue Guidance Related to Student Mental Health
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 13 partner organizations submitted a letter to Secretary Cardona, asking the Department of Education to issue guidance to institutions to clarify that mental health supports and services fall under the category of student support services, and therefore can be funded with the institutional portion of HEERF funding. Especially…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates and 62 Partners Urge Congress to Increase CCAMPIS Funding
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 62 partner organizations sent a letter to Congress to express our strong support for increasing funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program to $500 million—the amount needed to provide child care support to approximately 6 percent of Pell-eligible student parents of children ages…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Submits Letter on FY 2022 Appropriations
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted a letter outlining our support for key issues as the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education begins the FY 2022 appropriations process. HLA urged the subcommittee to consider investments in essential child care, higher education, and campus mental health programs. Read the full letter here.
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Applauds the Passage of the American Rescue Plan
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Congress passed and President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, which will provide much needed support to today’s students as the pandemic continues and beyond. Executive Director Julie Peller made the following statement: “Higher Learning Advocates is pleased to see continued investment in direct emergency aid for today’s students—as we have seen…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Submits Reply Comment Regarding the Emergency Broadband Benefit
WASHINGTON — Higher Learning Advocates today submitted a reply comment to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the broadband benefit for Pell-eligible students. HLA reaffirmed the importance of ensuring that all students can quickly access the benefit and shared our support for additional recommendations. You can read the full comment here.
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates’ Statement Regarding Secretary of Education Nominee
WASHINGTON — Higher Learning Advocates congratulates Miguel Cardona, President-elect Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Education in the incoming administration. Executive Director Julie Peller made the following statement regarding the announcement of his nomination: “Higher Learning Advocates looks forward to working with Miguel Cardona on behalf of today’s students in college over the coming years. We…
Read More#ConnectCollegeStudents Legislative Victories & More in Year-End Deal
WASHINGTON — Today, Congress introduced an omnibus funding package combined with additional coronavirus relief. The following statement can be attributed to Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates. “We thank Congressional leaders for recognizing the importance of assisting students who are having difficulty accessing affordable and reliable high-speed internet access and connected devices by…
Read More2020 & HLA: Fighting for Today’s Students
2020 has been quite a year. Today’s students were faced with challenges like never before when campus closed due to the pandemic in March, and for many, things haven’t gotten easier. At Higher Learning Advocates, we quickly shifted focus to help ensure students’ immediate needs were met during this crisis, while still keeping long-term change in…
Read MoreLow-Income Community College Students Most Likely to Cancel Plans
Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, said, “It just puts data behind what we all know: lower-income, working adults and student parents are being hit hardest and are needing to make difficult choices to stop or drop out of college during this pandemic in ways that some of their peers are not.” Read…
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