House Committee Votes on Amendments to Bill Setting Higher-Education Policy

The U.S. House of Representatives education committee began debating legislation on Wednesday that would set higher education policy for the next five years.

The 747-page bill, which would reauthorize, or renew, the Higher Education Act, would create a plethora of new grant programs for colleges and students while holding institutions accountable for skyrocketing tuition.

The bill would also impose dozens of new reporting requirements on colleges, requiring

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