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Download full textAmselem, Mary Clare – Heritage Foundation, 2019
The Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 was meant to unlock the secret to upward economic mobility by granting more Americans the chance to obtain a college degree. Nonetheless, the originators failed to recognize how this dramatic shift in federal higher education policy would affect generations to come. Today the federal government originates or…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Public Policy, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Amselem, Mary Clare – Heritage Foundation, 2019
The proposed College Affordability Act calls for a massive uptick in federal spending on higher education and increased access to federal student aid (which has been shown to inflate tuition), while easing the criteria for federal loan forgiveness, leaving the bill to American taxpayers. Americans need solutions that will drive down the price of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Federal Aid
US Senate, 2017
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on ensuring college affordability. Following an opening statement by Honorable Lamar Alexander (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions), the following senators provide statements: (1) Honorable…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Student Costs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
The report of the Committee on Education and Labor, together with supplemental minority and additional views is presented to accompany H.R. 4986 to amend the Higher Education Act 1965 to reduce the default rate on student loans under the Act. Topics include the following: committee action; background and need for the legislation; explanation of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
