On June 20, 2019, Emily Bouck West, deputy executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, spoke with Spectrum Bay News 9 on proposals that would help today’s students repay their federal student loans. Watch the full interview below.  

This month, Julie Peller, executive director at Higher Learning Advocates, argues in the Atlantic that the 2007 increase to the maximum Pell Grant was long overdue. Read the complete article here. 

Emily Bouck West was quoted in Education Dive, where she stressed the importance of potential consensus on solutions to reform the Federal Work-Study program in the next reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

Julie Peller is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education where she argues that it is critical to preserve the Pell surplus in case of a future economic downturn.

Emily Bouck West was quoted in Inside Higher Ed where she argues for using metrics other than the cohort default rate to hold institutions of higher education accountable for student outcomes.

Julie Peller’s latest op-ed discusses ways policymakers can better align federal policy to ensure the success of today’s students.

In an interview with Training Industry, Emily Bouck West argues that stakeholders and policymakers should work to build stronger linkages between the higher education and workforce systems.

Julie Peller was quoted in Market Watch where she argued that the current higher education system is not designed to reflect the demographics of today’s college students.