Congress Might Finally Overhaul Higher Education
As the House and Senate prepare for hearings to update the law governing colleges, a new report lays out some guiding principles.
Every few years, typically four to six, Congress dusts off the federal law that governs higher education—there are no penalties, per se, if it doesn’t, but the law can quickly become outdated, and if lawmakers want to ensure that federal college programs run smoothly, they keep that schedule. At least that’s what is supposed to happen.
The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is a seemingly endless the wonky romantic comedy that writers haven’t been able to finish. The last reauthorization was in 2008, meaning that the, , and even a op-ed—stoking the anticipation that the long-overdue update to the HEA may be nigh.
