What Would the Repeal of Higher Ed’s Foundational Law Mean for Colleges?

Remarks by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this week focused attention on an idea that would fundamentally change higher ed: repealing its foundational piece of legislation — the Higher Education Act of 1965 — and replacing it with a new law. Ms. DeVos first suggested in May that the law should be scrapped. And earlier this week, she told the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, “Adding to a half-century patchwork will not lead to meaningful reform. Real change is needed.”