AACCTA UPDATE

YESTERDAY, JUNE 4TH THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS HELD A HEARING ENTITLED, "REAUTHORIZING THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT: ENSURING COLLEGE AFFORDIBILITY." THE PANEL WAS COMPRIZED OF WITNESSES THAT DISCUSSED ISSUES RANGING FROM STATE DISNVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION TO GROWING LEVELS OF STUDENT DEBT. AN ARCHIVED WEBCAST OF THE HEARING, AS WELL AS WITNESS TESTIMONY MAY BE VIEWED HERE: http://1.usa.gov/1KAX9GL. THE NEXT SENATE HEA REAUTHORIZATION HEARING IS EXPECTED TO BE HELD ON JUNE 17TH.

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