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...said that it will rein in tuition hikes and make college more affordable. The legislation would increase the maximum individual Pell Grant by $200 to $6,000. It also looks to expand federal oversight of colleges by monitoring tuition hikes. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said in a statement that “consistent increases in college costs have made it clear that colleges and universities must remain accountable to consumers of higher education.” But higher education advocates...
...prominent members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce—Committee Chair Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Higher Education Subcommittee Chair Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif.—have introduced H.R. 4283 to the full committee for deliberation. For the first time since the law’s inception in 1965, the bill proposes the elimination of the base guarantee...
Rising tuitions across the country have drawn national attention. Rep. Howard P. McKeon, R-Calif., proposed legislation to penalize schools for large tuition increases. The proposal was withdrawn two weeks...
...There are some things in the bill that we like, and we’ve got a lot of respect for Mr. McKeon as a lawmaker. He’s a thoughtful legislator,” McDonough said...
...However, McKeon said that his bill was not aimed at elite institutions like Harvard, and instead is designed to direct federal aid toward students who couldn’t afford to attend any college...