Strengthening Accountability in Higher Education to Better Serve Students and Taxpayers. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session (April 3, 2019). Serial Number 116-15
Author: US House of Representatives
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
Subjects: Accountability,Higher Education,Hearings,Educational Finance,Public Education,Outcomes of Education,Educational Quality,Performance Based Assessment,Educational Assessment,Accreditation (Institutions),Equal Education,Federal Government,Government Role,Loan Default,Student Loan Programs,Veterans,Educational Benefits,Educational Equity (Finance)

This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, Committee on Education and Labor that was held to discuss how chronically underfunding public education is affecting students, parents, teachers, and communities. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Susan A. Davis, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment; and (2) Honorable Lloyd Smucker, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Nicholas Hillman, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; (2) Melissa Emrey-Arras, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); (3) Noe Ortega, Deputy Secretary, Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education; and (4) Barbara Brittingham, President, New England Commission of Higher Education. Additional submissions include: (1) Honorable Alma S. Adams, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina: Letter dated April 1, 2019, from Southern Methodist University; Letter dated April 3, 2019, from the Center for American Progress; Letter dated April 3, 2019, from the National Association for College Admission (NACAC); Letter dated April 3, 2019, from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and Student Loan Borrower Assistance (SLBA); Letter from the Institute for College Access and Success; Prepared statement of from CLASP; (2) Honorable Joe Courtney, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut: Letter dated February 14, 2019; Statement for the record; Public Comment from Veterans Service Organizations and Military Service Organizations; (3) Chairwoman Davis: Letter dated April 1, 2019, from The Century Foundation; (4) Honorable Virginia Foxx, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina: Article: National Affairs Accountability for Higher Education; (5) Mr. Smucker: Article: We Must Support Veterans and Politicize Their Education; The Bennett Hypothesis Turns 30; Toward a Better Future: Exploring Outcomes of Attending Career Colleges and Universities; Link: Credit Supply and the Rise in College Tuition: Evidence From the Expansion in Federal Student Aid Programs; (6) Honorable Mark Takano, a Representative in Congress in the State of California: Letter dated April 22, 2019, from The George Washington University; (7) Honorable Lori Trahan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: Letter dated April 1, 2019, from the Legal Services of Harvard Law School (LSC); Letter dated April 2, 2019 from the National Education Association (NEA); (8) Questions submitted for the record by: Chairwoman Davis; Honorable Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, a Representative in Congress from the Northern Mariana Islands; Mr. Takano; and Honorable Steve Watkins, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas; and (9) Responses to questions submitted for the record by: Ms. Brittingham; Ms. Emrey-Arras; and Mr. Hillman.