Making college
more affordable for American families has continued to be a key priority
for the Obama Administration, and in August, President Obama proposed a
comprehensive plan to address rising college costs and increase college
affordability and value. Since his announcement, Department and
Administration officials have traveled the country and met with a
variety of higher education leaders to hear their thoughts about the
three components of President Obama’s plan: paying colleges and students
for performance, promoting innovations that cut costs and improve
quality, and helping students manage their debt.
As part of the proposal to pay college and students for performance, the Department is developing a college ratings system that will better inform families about college value and affordability and encourage institutions to improve, while ensuring that disadvantaged students are served well. Last week, we were excited to announce the first of four opportunities for the general public to interact with Department officials, as well as the broader education community, and share their ideas about how to develop the ratings and address the key themes of college access, affordability and outcomes.
Secretary Duncan announced three additional open forums, in addition to other outreach efforts and events:
California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif., on Nov. 6
George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on Nov. 13
University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Nov. 15
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 21
Over the coming months, we plan to engage as many stakeholder groups and individuals as possible to help us develop college ratings that are useful to students and take into account the diversity of America’s colleges and universities. As part of our outreach announcement today, we are also unveiling a new College Affordability and Completion website that will host updated information, including details on timing and registration for the open forums, as well as new outreach events.
The public forums will build on the Department’s outreach activities already underway and will coincide with the Department’s upcoming Request for Information (RFI) to ask data experts and researchers to weigh in on methods for creating college ratings. Since the President’s announcement, officials have met in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C, with groups including the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Historically Black Colleges and University Presidents’ Board of Advisors, the American Council on Education, student leadership associations, independent college groups in Massachusetts and California, presidents from Hispanic-Serving Institutions – and over the next few weeks will meet with community college and business leaders, parents, students, faculty, and more.
We want feedback from students and parents, state officials, college presidents from a variety of institutions, higher education faculty and administrators, businesses and industry leaders, researchers, data experts, higher education associations, innovators, philanthropies, policy leaders and others. If you can’t join us for an open forum, please submit your ideas by sending an e-mail to collegefeedback@ed.gov or by mail to the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in D.C.
As part of the proposal to pay college and students for performance, the Department is developing a college ratings system that will better inform families about college value and affordability and encourage institutions to improve, while ensuring that disadvantaged students are served well. Last week, we were excited to announce the first of four opportunities for the general public to interact with Department officials, as well as the broader education community, and share their ideas about how to develop the ratings and address the key themes of college access, affordability and outcomes.
Secretary Duncan announced three additional open forums, in addition to other outreach efforts and events:
California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif., on Nov. 6
George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on Nov. 13
University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Nov. 15
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 21
Over the coming months, we plan to engage as many stakeholder groups and individuals as possible to help us develop college ratings that are useful to students and take into account the diversity of America’s colleges and universities. As part of our outreach announcement today, we are also unveiling a new College Affordability and Completion website that will host updated information, including details on timing and registration for the open forums, as well as new outreach events.
The public forums will build on the Department’s outreach activities already underway and will coincide with the Department’s upcoming Request for Information (RFI) to ask data experts and researchers to weigh in on methods for creating college ratings. Since the President’s announcement, officials have met in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C, with groups including the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Historically Black Colleges and University Presidents’ Board of Advisors, the American Council on Education, student leadership associations, independent college groups in Massachusetts and California, presidents from Hispanic-Serving Institutions – and over the next few weeks will meet with community college and business leaders, parents, students, faculty, and more.
We want feedback from students and parents, state officials, college presidents from a variety of institutions, higher education faculty and administrators, businesses and industry leaders, researchers, data experts, higher education associations, innovators, philanthropies, policy leaders and others. If you can’t join us for an open forum, please submit your ideas by sending an e-mail to collegefeedback@ed.gov or by mail to the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in D.C.
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