Lawmakers Request Public Input Higher Education Act Renewal
May 02, 2013
Last week, the Republican chairman, John Kline of Minnesota, and ranking Democrat, George Miller of California, on the U.S. House of Representatives’ education committee published an open letter to higher education stakeholders requesting feedback on the forthcoming renewal of the Higher Education Act. The sweeping law governing federal financial aid programs is set to expire at the end of 2013.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce has already held a handful of hearings on reauthorization, with recent events focusing on affordability and transparency.
In the letter, the congressmen expressed their particular interest in recommendations for ways to “empower students as consumers”; simplify the student aid system; increase college accessibility, affordability, and completion; reduce costs; promote innovation; and “balance the need for accountability with the burden of federal regulations.”
The committee said that it welcomes suggestions — the more specific the better — at HEA.Reauth@mail.house.gov until August 2.
AACRAO will submit comments on behalf of the membership.
Related Links:
Letter from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Michelle Cormier Mott
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