If you're going to make loan repayment more manageable for struggling borrowers—as you should—you also need to ensure program quality so that borrowers don't struggle in the first place. If not, students and taxpayers both lose. 👇

Critical action by the Biden Admin to protect students from low value programs BEFORE they're saddled with unpayable debt. These regs will also provide new data on how ALL programs are serving students. Thank you to the advocates and polcymakers that made this happen!

We applaud U.S. Department of Education's Financial Value Transparency framework which will provide students and families more data than ever before on program costs and outcomes empowering better educational choices. Read our full statement: ihep.org/press/eds-fina…

Great and important new piece from Michelle Asha Cooper on why higher ed accountability is critical for protecting student parents. Another reason the new Gainful Employment regulations are so critical diverseeducation.com/opinion/articl…

This definitely isn't the biggest story coming out of the averted govt shutdown, but ED now has time to finalize the other (non-GE) reg package on accountability before Nov 1. Critical new rules protecting students could now go into effect July 2024 instead of 2025.

Together with IHEP and 8 other members of #PostsecData, we strongly support the inclusion of questions about applicants’ race, ethnicity, and gender in the proposed 2024-25 #FAFSA. Read our joint letter to the U.S. Department of Education: ihep.org/press/postsecd…

We are proud to join 16 partners of PostsecData in supporting ED's finalized Financial Value Transparency framework which will offer students, institutions and policymakers more info than ever before about program costs and outcomes at all institutions. ihep.org/press/postsecd…

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Earlier this year, we celebrated 30 years of promoting college access & success for all students. Read a special message from Mamie Voight to learn about the policy priorities that will guide our research, advocacy, and field engagement in 2024 & beyond: bit.ly/46EmThG

When 3 orgs w such different ideologies agree, it’s worth taking notice. And the ramifications of these recs run deep, esp considering how heavily colleges depend on the revenue from these post-BA offerings) tcf.org/content/report…

In a new report, Beth Akers joins higher ed experts from EducationCounsel and The Century Foundation to propose a framework for reforming federal graduate student aid policy. Read it here ⬇️ aei.org/research-produ…

New paper alert! 🚨 Graduate Student Loans in Desperate Need of Bipartisan Solution This morning we published a new report, in cooperation with EducationCounsel and The Century Foundation.

I love when smart people with diverse perspectives write thoughtful pieces. Spend the time to read this piece regarding grad student policy, and be smarter for it. +1 to every proposal included, h/t Beth Akers Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis Bob Shireman tcf.org/content/report…

It’s one of the fastest-growing types of student loans. How experts would rein it in. wapo.st/41jhoE3

The House Republican College Cost Reduction Act would eliminate the Grad PLUS loan program and reinstate borrowing limits. But it's not the big change it first sounds like.