The State of Higher Education: How Students Access and Finance a College Education. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session (March 8, 2007). Serial Number 110-8

Overview & Synopsis

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education's report,"Measuring Up 2006: The National Report Card on Higher Education" found that among 27 industrialized nations, the United States has fallen to fifth in the percentage of young adults enrolled in college and has dropped to sixteenth in the proportion of those students who graduate. This hearing discussed ways of overcoming barriers of preparation and financial aid to higher education. Presenting members and witnesses included: Honorable Jason Altmire, Congressional Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania; Honorable Ruben Hinojosa, Chairman, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness; Honorable Ric Keller, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness; David W. Breneman, David W., Dean and Professor, Curry School of Education; James Merisotis, President, Institute for Higher Education Policy; Don Soifer, Executive Vice President, Lexington Institute; and Ross Wiener, Vice President for Program and Policy, Education Trust. [See ED493360 "Measuring Up 2006: The National Report Card on Higher Education"]