Comments on Priorities for the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA)
Any proposal should hold to the spirit of the original HEA which sought to open the doors of higher education to all. This proposition connotes meaningful access and opportunity to quality higher education programs, not simply the creation of more options or the provision of unduly burdensome loans. Despite this goal, our current system is at risk of curtailing the access it first envisioned. Thus, any reauthorization should focus on the outcomes for those who have been traditionally shut out of higher education: low-income students and students of color. To do this, any HEA reauthorization...