Government Seeks Public Input on Higher Education Act
By Charles Dervarics
The U.S. Department of Education is seeking public input on the Higher Education Act and beginning to share some of its ideas about how to improve the law.
The department on Dec. 20 requested public comments on issues such as Pell Grants, college work/study, TRIO college access and retention programs, and programs for Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions. The notice from Sally Stroup, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, noted that most of those programs, including aid to HBCUs, have received substantial budget increases during the past five years.
