Makayla just finished her freshman year at James Madison University. When her campus closed, she went home to her parents’ house in rural Virginia, but is unable to get internet at home.

Access to affordable child care is crucial for families: In 2010, fewer than one-third of children had a full-time stay at home parent, and the majority of children under five received child care from someone other than a parent. At the same time, data from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) show…

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson shares what he learned from students through a listening tour across Kentucky, how his own background shaped his passion for higher education, and more.

In partnership with the Education Writers Association and Whiteboard Advisors, Higher Learning Advocates conducted an analysis of media coverage of Today’s Students. You can view the media analysis deck here.

Research on student parents and their unique challenges commissioned by Higher Learning Advocates. Nearly a quarter of today’s students are parents, and they have unique time constraints because they must balance caregiving, school work, and employment. Student parents are more likely to be older, more likely to have a low-income, and more likely to work…

Over the past 20 years, 36 million students have enrolled in higher education but have not finished a degree. Although today’s students are completing college at higher rates than before, four out of ten students still do not earn a degree within six years. Download our new policy brief, What Works for Today’s Students—Satisfactory Academic Progress Reset,…

WASHINGTON (March 23, 2020) — Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee addressing funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Education for FY 2021. Higher Learning Advocates urged the subcommittee to make significant investments…

College is supposed to be a path towards upward social mobility for all students, yet our current higher education system has significant room for improvement when it comes to advancing opportunity for today’s students, including low-income students and students of color. It is more important than ever that proposals to improve our nation’s higher education…