Making HEA an Engine of Economic Productivity and Worker Prosperity


 

Publication Date: April 2005

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

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Research Area: Education

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The skill requirements of today's and tomorrow's jobs continue to rise--by 2020 its estimated that 15 million new jobs will require college preparation. This paper, from CLASP, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Workforce Alliance, argues that the U.S. can meet this increasing demand by modernizing the Higher Education Act (HEA) through reauthorization. It suggests ways Congress can better align HEA with the needs of employers and the realities of working adultsÂ’ lives.