Posts Tagged ‘Adult Students’
Higher Learning Advocates & 29 Partners Applauds the Passage of the National Student Parent Month Resolution
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 29 partner organizations sent a letter to Senator Tammy Duckworth and Senator Jerry Moran to thank them for their commitment to student parents and to congratulate them on the passage of S.Res. 362, National Student Parent Month, designating September 2021 as the first annual “National Student Parent Month.”…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Testifies on the Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates’ Senior Advocacy Director Tanya Ang delivered testimony regarding the Department of Education’s intent to establish negotiated rulemaking. You can read Tanya’s comments below. “Good afternoon. My name is Tanya Ang, and I am the Senior Advocacy Director at Higher Learning Advocates—a nonprofit advocacy organization working toward bipartisan federal policies…
Read MoreParent, Provider, Employee and Student: Making it All Work
Editor’s Note: This article is an expanded story based on John Englehart’s video submission to Voices of Today’s Students, a national campaign to educate policymakers about the demographic shift and experiences of the modern higher learning student, highlight their needs, and discuss policy barriers and solutions to increasing student success. My story as a non-traditional…
Read MoreWalmart’s Big College Tuition News: How Employers Are Stepping Up to Help More Working Adults Earn a Degree
Recently, retail giant Walmart, the largest private employer in the nation, made big news in higher education by announcing a new tuition assistance program available to all of its U.S. employees. Walmart’s new program will enable its workers who do not currently hold a college degree to enroll at one of three universities for only…
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