Students to Keep Pressing Congress for Higher Education Update – Bloomberg Government

• Coalition of groups hope to increase student influence
• Likelihood of bill falters as other legislation takes priority

Ten student advocacy groups are teaming up to push for a reauthorization of the main federal higher education law, even as lawmakers are turning their focus to other bills.

The groups have individually advocated for various groups of students, including veterans, low-income students, parents and adults returning to school. By forming a coalition, the groups hope to add power to their message to lawmakers, said Kermit Kaleba, federal policy director with the National Skills Coalition.

“Part of the goal is to create some urgency around making some changes to federal policy that can help those students be more successful in today’s economy,” he said. “There are things that need to happen sooner rather than later.”

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