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Higher 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 ...
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Higher Learning Advocates & 30 Partners Request Agency Coordination to Ensure Students Receive Federal Aid
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 30 partners submitted a letter to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB), requesting that OMB improve coordination across federal agencies to ensure that students receive the federal aid provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Students are still struggling as the pandemic ...
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Higher Learning Advocates & Twenty-Eight Partner Organizations Call to Prioritize Higher Education in the Biden Administration
WASHINGTON — Twenty-nine organizations came together today to urge President-Elect Biden and his transition team to prioritize higher education in the incoming Biden Administration. In a letter to the president-elect, spearheaded by Higher Learning Advocates, the organizations stated: “Selecting a secretary and other senior officials who wi...
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Higher 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 m...
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Higher Learning Advocates & Fifty-Two Partner Organizations Urge Congress to Increase Broadband Access for Today’s Students in College
WASHINGTON — Fifty-three organizations came together today to urge Congress to better support students who are unexpectedly attending classes online due to the coronavirus pandemic in a letter spearheaded by Higher Learning Advocates. Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to emphasize the impo...
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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-focu...