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Report: Federal HED policy must undergo dramatic shift
A new policy framework identifies a three-pronged plan to shift the focus of federal policy from higher education to higher learning by ensuring high-quality outcomes, focusing on today’s students and creating a more affordable and responsive system of education and training beyond high school.”
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National Skills Coalition: PROSPER Act moves forward in the House
The PROSPER Act, in its current form, extends Pell eligibility to short-term programs that are at least 300 clock hours of instruction over 10 weeks but includes no employer engagement to ensure that these programs are aligned with industry needs. Several organizations, including Higher Learning Advocates and AdvanceCTE joined NSC in members o...
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Education Design Lab: 5 Signs the Degree Is Getting Unbundled
The new majority of students are more likely to be older, have children, be financially independent, and be at or below the federal poverty line. This graphic from Higher Learning Advocates effectively illustrates.
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Today’s Students Deserve an Overhaul of the Higher Education Act
The nation’s signature higher education law, the Higher Education Act (HEA), hasn’t been updated since 2008—before the peak of the last financial crisis and the advent of countless new technologies. Executive Director Julie Peller and Policy & Advocacy Director Emily Bouck co-authored an op-ed in U.S. News & World Report ou...
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Education Dive: Nontraditional students gaining steam in higher ed discussions
“A new higher education advocacy group — Higher Learning Advocates — has emerged to specifically focus on nontraditional students and federal education policies addressing them.”
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Why It’s Time to Rethink Higher Education Regulations
After a bombshell Inspector General report that had advocates for higher education innovation shaking their heads, Julie took to the pages of EdScoop to make the case for why it’s time to rethink higher education regulations to better serve today’s students.