Out on the presidential campaign trail, 2016 is shaping up to be a big year for higher education issues.
But in the U.S. Congress, the prospect that lawmakers will take up, much less pass, a much-anticipated and already overdue overhaul of federal higher education policy this election year seems virtually nonexistent.
Higher education groups, some congressional staffers, and other observers say they don't expect to see a comprehensive rewrite of the Higher Education Act during this presidential election year. And because a new administration, regardless of party, is unlikely to quickly pursue the law’s reauthorization among its first legislative priorities, it may be a couple of years before Congress passes a new Higher Education Act, some said.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/02/higher-education-act-overhaul-long-shot-election-year