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updated on 09/21/05
Follow the Action on HEA by the 109th Congress
House Actions | Senate
Actions | NEA Actions
Higher Education Act (HEA)
of 1965
The 1998
Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 that went into effect
October 1998 are up for reauthorization by the 109th Congress. The
House of Representatives has divided HEA into four legislative areas.
- Teacher Preparation, Recruitment and Retention (Title II) and Loan
Forgiveness
- College Affordability
- Gear Up and Trio (Title III and Title V)
- Student Aid (Title IV)
Bookmark this page often for updates on the lobbying
efforts NEA's Government Relations department is leading on behalf of
our higher
education members.
House Actions
Legislation
Passed
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NEA Lobby Actions
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| H.R.
3076 Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003 |
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| H.R.
3077 International Studies in Higher Education Act of 2003 |
Read an excerpt ( ,
7k) from letter of support addressing NEA's concerns. |
| H.R.
2211 Ready to Teach Act of 2003 |
NEA sent
a letter (,
35k) to U.S. House of Representatives on July 8, 2003,
recommending changes.
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| H.R.
438 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003 |
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Actions.
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Actions.
Related Resources
Reauthorizing
the Higher Education Act: Issues and Options, a report from
The Institute for Higher Education Policy, provides a thorough and straightforward
look at HEA. The table of contents listed below will help to see the
depth of information covered in the report.
Chapter 1: People like us don't go to college.
Social and Cultural Barriers to Higher Education Access and Persistence
(TRIO,GEAR UP, Title III, Title V)
Chapter 2: No grades, no admission.
Academic Barriers to Higher Education Access and Persistence
(Title II)
Chapter 3: I can't afford to go to college.
Financial Barriers to Higher Education Access and Persistence — Grants
Chapter 4: I can't afford to go to college.
Financial Barriers to Higher Education Access and Persistence — Loans
Chapter 5: How do student financial aid and tax
policy fit together?
Relating HEA Programs to Education Tax Breaks
(Need Analysis)
Chapter 6: Where can I sit?
The Capacity of Higher Education to Provide Access
(Construction, Distance Education, Students with Disabilities)
Chapter 7: Why do college prices go up so much?
Accountability for College Prices
Chapter 8: Do federal spending and regulations produce
'quality' higher education?
The Federal Role in Accountability for Quality in Higher Education
Chapter 9: Is higher education needlessly bound in
red tape?
Regulatory Burden
Chapter 10: Can the HEA respond to new priorities?
Serving National Needs Through the Higher Education Act
(Title VI, FIPSE, Graduate Programs, Public Service)
Order a copy of the report from the Institute's web
site at http://www.ihep.org/.
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New Joint Statement
NEA and AFT issue another joint statement of priorities for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The recommendations focus on the core goal of HEA— to increase access and make college affordable to students regardless of their financial circumstances.
AFT/NEA Recommendations
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) join forces to state their priorities for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA).
Recent Reports
"Rethinking
Graduation Rates as Accountability Measures"(,
912k), NEA
Research Center Update, January 2004. This report explains why the
congressional initiatives to use graduation rates as an accountability measure
is a bad idea. Look at the data that illustrates how institutional graduation
rates underestimate the true rate of attaining a college degree.
"Why
Are College Prices Increasing and What Should
We Do About It?"(,
961k), NEA Research
Center Update, December
2003. This report explains
how proposed government tuition price controls
would affect institutions depending on tuition
revenue for operational costs more adversely
than institutions that, historically, have
high tuition and large endowment funds.
Long, Bridget T. "The
Impact of Higher Education Tax Credits
for Higher Education Expenses",
Working Paper 9553, National Bureau of
Economic Research, March 2003. This study
concludes that access to higher education
did not improve and the tax credit facilitated
tuition increases. Read our
summary of this report.
Based on the findings
in this Update report, "Faculty
Salaries, 2002-03", it's clear that
faculty salaries are not driving tuition
increases. Over a 30-year period, the average
salary (in constant dollars) for all ranks
increased 4.6%.
Higher Ed Act Reauthorization
Recommendations
In 1998, NEA and AFT joined forces to state their
recommendations on distance learning for
the Higher Education Reauthorization Act.
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