Higher Ed Finds Its Voice on PROSPER Act

With their attention occupied by tax reform last year, the higher education lobby had a muted response to the GOP’s first crack at overhauling the student aid system and how it keeps colleges accountable. That’s begun to change over the last month as major higher ed associations have issued forceful criticisms of the PROSPER Act, as Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have labeled their update to the Higher Education Act, while also alerting member institutions about perceived serious problems with the bill.