House Passes Comprehensive Higher Education Bill
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, legislation aimed at improving financial aid programs and removing obstacles that deter qualified students, like predatory lending practices and complicated financial aid applications.
The College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H.R. 4137, was approved by a 354-48 vote, sending it to a conference committee with the Senate, which passed a different version of the bill last summer. A White House press release from Wednesday said that the George W. Bush administration “strongly opposes” the House version of the bill.
The bill includes provisions requiring universities to report their reasons for raising tuition and their plans for lowering costs, as well as streamlining the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process and creating new scholarships.
Furthermore, the bill would require schools like Georgetown to report more of their accepted donations to the Department of Education, as well as to spend a fixed percentage of their endowments to offset college costs annually.
“It’s not surprising that college cost is a focus,” said Scott Fleming, assistant to the president for Federal Relations. “The information needs to be sufficient to let people know what it costs to go to college. As we are a full need-blind full-need institution, that information is good.”
The bill encourages colleges and universities to be a part of the University and College Accountability Network, which students can consult for specific information and statistics for private institutions. The U-CAN network was created almost a year ago, and Georgetown is currently a member.
The bill which was passed by the House revises the current Higher Education Act in several ways. Students would be able to receive Pell Grants, a prominent federal student aid program year-round, textbook publishers would be forced to sell supplemental materials separate from textbooks themselves and various public service workers would be eligible for up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness. The bill also reauthorizes many existing grant programs and seeks to increase transparency and ethical practices in the student loan industry.
Fleming said it was imperative that Congress pass this bill before the presidential and Congressional elections heat up and legislators have less time to devote to the issue.
“In the current political environment on the Hill, there are a lot of things that don’t get done because of the partisan politics,” Fleming said. “This is one where there is a bipartisan sense. They want to seize the moment, if you will.”
The Higher Education Act is due to expire on March 31.
Aug 01 2008 at 4:42 a.m.
Sweet. I'm glad the government is doing something about education.
Sep 09 2008 at 2:32 p.m.
The Higher Education Act is certainly a step in the right direction. If only education was accessible to more people the world would be a better place.
Jan 10 2009 at 12:24 a.m.
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Jan 14 2009 at 4:47 p.m.
It will be interesting to see how things work out now with the economic crisis that has set over the US economy. What will the priorities of the new government be when so many people are loosing their jobs and loosing their homes...In the end I don’t know whether people are worried about the big picture or just looking for ways to Stop foreclosure and save themselves.
Mar 06 2009 at 5:41 a.m.
I believe that Georgetown should create a Web site in which it makes materials from classes available for public use. Doing so would allow students -- especially students who missed a class due to illness or other valid reason -- to download a full video of the class they missed. Even students who attended a class and then see a video of it on this Web site could find it beneficial, because it could reinforce what they already experienced. Establishing such a Web site would also enhance the status and appreciation of Georgetown, since people throughout the U.S. would have access to this information!
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The bill which was passed by the House revises the current Higher Education Act in several ways.
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Furthermore, the bill would require schools like Georgetown to report more of their accepted donations to the Department of Education, as well as to spend a fixed percentage of their endowments to offset college costs annually.
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The College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H.R. 4137, was approved by a 354-48 vote, sending it to a conference committee with the Senate, which passed a different version of the bill last summer.
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Apr 10 2009 at 9:22 p.m.
Surely this is a great move. I actually do think that education budgets and grants should be raised by a lot more. If only we could spend less towards wars and invest the savings into educating our children, the world and the country would certainly be a safer and nicer place. Many of the third world countries offer free educations towards its citizens. If they could offer this benefit, why couldn't we?
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Apr 19 2009 at 3:52 a.m.
This is really a good news for the ones who need to pursue, higher education. When, they get more financial aids, to do higher education, many people would be interested to do higher education, which is actually good for a country. But, I am not happy that it expired on the end of March. Anyway, many people would have benefitted from that.
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I believe that Obama will also continue to do the same. Every one understood the need for educations and the impact these younger generation will have in the country’s growth, and why no the new President understand it. I wish all the institutions make the most of this aid.
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This comprehensive higher education bill would be a big relief for some institutions to rebuild themselves from their recent decline. It is nice to see that the bill which was passed by the House revises the current Higher Education Act, And seeks to increase transparency and ethical practices in the student loan industry. Spain
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May 17 2009 at 12:29 p.m.
Just didn’t stop after passing the bill, the house also focuses in fine tuning the infrastructure and some methodologies these edu institutions follow. It is also imperative to watch how this golden opportunity is utilized at all levels. I would say that the real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more; it is a matter of expecting more
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May 20 2009 at 8:06 p.m.
This sounds good and seems like a step in the right direction. Some students are more than qualified to attend colleges but can't because tuition fees are so expensive. Hopefully, the weak economy hasn't affected this (even though I'm sure it has).
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The bill also reauthorizes many existing grant programs and seeks to increase transparency and ethical practices in the student loan industry.
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Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions and the house members understood it. A warm hug and thanks from the bottom of my heart for passing comprehensive higher education bill.
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I'm glad to see the government doing something about education as well. Our economy is struggling and its times like this when we need to turn to education for support.
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