03.27.2019 - By American Enterprise Institute
The landscape of higher education and the cost of a college education has changed drastically over the past decade. Why hasn’t the Higher Education Act, which covers the federal government’s major student aid programs such as Pell Grants and student loans, changed as well?
On this episode of the events podcast, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) outlines his priorities for reforming and reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, including key topics such as FAFSA simplification, automatic student loan payments through payroll withholding, and program-level accountability reform that measures if students are repaying their debt. Is it possible for Congress to reach a bipartisan deal by the end of this year, or will the nation’s higher education system continue to be governed by rules and regulations last reauthorized over a decade ago?
This event took place on February 4, 2019.
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