Higher Education Act Reauthorization
2017-11-28T10:05:59-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTBjXC8yMDE3MTEyODEwMjIzMjAxMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on ways to simplify the application for federal student aid for undergraduate and graduate students. Among the witnesses were higher education administrators who talked about the barriers the application’s dozens of questions present to students, particularly those from non-traditional families, as well as a formerly homeless college graduate who discussed her struggles to file financial aid applications without a stable address. Lawmakers intended to include language simplifying the application as part of a measure reauthorizing provisions of the 1965 Higher Education Act.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on ways to simplify the application for federal student aid for un… read more
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on ways to simplify the application for federal student aid for undergraduate and graduate students. Among the witnesses were higher education administrators who talked about the barriers the application’s dozens of questions present to students, particularly those from non-traditional families, as well as a formerly homeless college graduate who discussed her struggles to file financial aid applications without a stable address. Lawmakers intended to include language simplifying the application as part of a measure reauthorizing provisions of the 1965 Higher Education Act. close
People in this video
Hosting Organization
Purchase a Download
Higher Education Act Reauthorization
-
MP4 video - Standard
- Price:
- $6.99 or Free with MyC‑SPAN
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
Weekly Presidential Address
President Obama delivered his weekly address. He talked about the importance of higher education and his efforts to make…
-
Senate Democrats on Student Loans
Senate Democratic leaders spoke reporters following the 56-38 vote blocking legislation that would allow individuals to …
-
Open Phones on Student Loan Debt
Telephone lines were open for responses to the question, “Is student loan debt bad for the economy?” Viewers had just se…
-
Student Loan Refinancing
Senate Democratic leaders held a news conference on college affordability and a bill that would allow people to refinanc…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 2 minutes
- 23 views
-
- 51 seconds
- 20 views
-
- 2 minutes
- 9 views
-
- 41 seconds
- 7 views