Making College Affordable Remains a High Priority in Washington

Campus Technology: At a recent Senate hearing, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said his Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee isn't going to start work to reauthorize the Higher Education Act until next year, but a Sept. 27 Bipartisan Policy Center event kicked off discussions on what components of the law should be changed. The most pressing issue concerns the equity debate as more colleges offer students free tuition or scholarships.

"Policies, programs and institutions that are not developed with equity as a central feature don't have equitable outcomes," said Scott Jenkins, strategy director of the Lumina Foundation.

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