Policy Resources
Higher Learning Advocates Endorses “Closing the College Hunger Gap Act”
Higher Learning Advocates expresses our strong support for the Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019. This legislation would provide college students who may be eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with eligibility and application information and would require the Department of Education to collect data on food and hou...
101: Career and Technical Education
Today, Higher Learning Advocates and Advance CTE released a 101-level explainer on career and technical education (CTE)—a type of learning that prepares individuals for college and careers by providing academic and technical skills needed to succeed in the workforce. This new 101 provides a quick overview on who participates in CTE, outcomes from...
Higher Learning Advocates Submits Testimony on FY 2020 Appropriations
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Addressing Funding for the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education for FY 2020 May 20, 2019 Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) would like to thank the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Educa...
[STATEMENT] Higher Learning Advocates Responds to the Department of Education’s Experimental Sites Initiatives
Washington, D.C. (May 20th, 2019) — Today, Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, released a statement responding to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement to launch a new experimental site to create greater flexibility in the Federal Work Study program and an expansion of an existing site to provide more incarc...
Higher Education Act Recommendations
Higher Learning Advocates is working to shift federal policy from higher education to higher learning—education and training beyond high school that leads to a degree, credential, or employment. While more students are participating in higher education than ever before, there is a vast and growing disconnect between federal policy and the needs o...
Recommendations to Support Students of Color
Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted proposals in response to a request from Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) on empowering students of color and ensuring their success in postsecondary education. Today’s students, and in particular today’s ...
Issue Brief: Multiple Pathways & Quality Assurance
The world of credentials is much broader than a 2- or 4- year degree. One in four Americans has a non-degree credential or certificate. We invest around $150 billion in traditional higher education, but many promising new entrants, even those showing promising results, still can’t participate in federal student aid programs. Our new issue brief ...
Exploring Key Questions: Program-Level Repayment for Higher Education Accountability
A growing number of advocates and policy experts believe that institutions of higher education should be held accountable for repayment rates based on their specific program of study within the institution. To take a deeper look at how program-level repayment might be used as a tool for greater accountability and transparency, Higher Learning Advo...