1. Incremental But Consequential: HEA Amendments of 2004 Travis Reindl May 15, 2003

2. An “Incremental” Reauthorization No “rallying point” for major change No driving political force (Almost) no room on policy agenda No money

3. BUT… Budget crises/tuition hikes have brought back affordability issues Student outcomes/success very much on policymakers’ minds (and gauging student learning is starting to register on the Hill) NCLB provides important—and potentially troubling—precedent Skepticism of accreditation is at an all-time high Higher education community is less unified than the last reauthorization

4. Some Issues Cost/price (College Affordability Act of 2003—McKeon) Institutional report cards (CCA) Transfer of credit (CCA/McKeon) Persistence/transfer/graduation rates