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Craig for The Hill: “Can higher ed bill reauthorization close America’s skills gap?”

  • October 21, 2019
  • Ryan Craig

House Democrats last week rolled out a sweeping proposal to transform federal higher education policy. Among the proposals included in the bill is a provision that would make community college free nationwide, an expansion of federal Pell grants, and a new set of policies to hold schools more financially accountable for the outcomes of their graduates.

The Democrats’ approach is one that reflects, and seeks to address, a troubling reality: Perhaps more than ever before in our history, too many Americans feel that the American Dream is out of reach. But as it turns out, today’s policymakers may be only perpetuating that challenge.

Read Ryan Craig’s full op-ed in The Hill by clicking here.

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