Posts Tagged ‘Today’s Students’
Higher Learning Advocates Urges Congress to Prioritize Students in COVID-19 Relief Package
WASHINGTON — Earlier today, a bipartisan group of Senators released a framework summary for their $908 billion proposal, dubbed the Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020. While we are encouraged by bipartisan movement to provide additional COVID relief before the end of the year, we continue to urge Congressional leaders and negotiators to prioritize…
Read MoreColumbia may look whiter and wealthier next year. Here’s why.
Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, told the Hechinger Report that the FAFSA application is often the first step students take when applying to college. FAFSA applications are strong predictors of student enrollment, particularly for low-income students who depend on the FAFSA to pay for college. Read the full piece here.
Read MoreExecutive Director Julie Peller and Higher Learning Advocates’ Board Members Urge Congress to Support Students’ Immediate Needs
WASHINGTON — Executive Director Julie Peller and Higher Learning Advocates’ Board of Directors wrote to Congress to highlight the immediate needs of today’s students and to share HLA’s Playbook for Today’s Students. The Playbook, published yesterday, highlights already introduced legislation that would help widen the path to and through higher learning for all students. Read…
Read MoreAM in the AM
Executive Director Julie Peller spoke with KMAland Broadcasting about higher education during the pandemic. Listen here.
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates & Forty-Six Partner Organizations Urge Congress to Support Student Parents
WASHINGTON — Forty-seven organizations came together today to urge Congress to provide more supports for student parents, particularly in the face of the pandemic. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, many students struggled to cover the costs of food, housing, transportation, and child care. These needs are heightened for student parents, who must provide for their…
Read MoreThe Gap Year Fantasy and the Reality of Today’s College Student
Higher Learning Advocates, a D.C.-based advocacy group, says that today’s students are older, more racially diverse, and have far fewer life options than the mainstream narrative would lead us to believe. Only 13% of college students live on campus, and two-thirds of all students work in order to make tuition payments or other expenses. Two in five…
Read MoreEmergency aid needed for fall semester students
Executive Director Julie Peller joined CBS19 News to discuss how federal funding can help today’s students, who have been hit hard by the pandemic. “Being sure that students are a part of that conversation and students’ needs outside of the classroom are a part of that conversation is something that we’re fighting for this fall.”…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Urges Congress to Prioritize Today’s Students in Final Coronavirus Package
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Senate Republicans released their coronavirus relief plan, the HEALS Act, which is aimed at supporting Americans as the pandemic continues. Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement regarding upcoming bipartisan negotiations: “As Congress continues to work toward the next emergency relief package, Higher Learning Advocates urges policymakers…
Read MoreReopening schools can affect all types of students
Executive Director Julie Peller appeared on CBS 19 News to discuss colleges and universities reopening this fall and how decisions can affect all of today’s students. Watch the interview here.
Read MoreFall semester will be a difficult one for college students
Executive Director Julie Peller appeared on WRAL News to discuss how institutions and policymakers can best support today’s students as they return to college this fall. Watch the interview here.
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