[Athen] FW: EdLabor Insider: Higher Education Opportunity Act Becomes Law

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Higher Education Opportunity Act Signed Into Law


The Higher
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Opportunity Act of 2008 was signed into law today, August 14, 2008.  The
law, passed by the House on July 31 by a vote of 380-49, is the first
reauthorization of the nation's primary higher education laws in a decade.

Today is truly a momentous day for America's current and future college
students and families. Over the past two years, the Democratic Congress has
charted a new direction to help make college more affordable and accessible
for all qualified students. We've enacted the single
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increase in federal student aid since the GI Bill and key measures to
protect
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college aid from turbulence in the nation's credit markets - and all without
costing taxpayers a dime. We've proven we can work in a bipartisan way to
enact good public policies that make sense for students, for our economy,
and for taxpayers.

Now, with this bill signed into law, we have taken the next critical steps
toward restoring the promise of our nation's higher education programs: To
help all students gain access to a world-class college education. For the
first time in years, students and parents will encounter a higher education
system that is more consumer-friendly and that operates in the best
interests of helping them pay for college. This law will help every student
in this country get their fair shot at a college degree, and reclaim their
piece of the American Dream.

Chairman George Miller
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U.S. House of Representatives


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