Keep up-to-date with federal legislation related to higher education and AFT's efforts to advocate on behalf of faculty, staff and students.

Recent News
Read about recent developments regarding reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and other federal legislation related to higher education.

Letters to the Hill
Read AFT's letters to Congress regarding the Higher Education Act and other federal legislation related to higher education.

Legislative Agenda
Download a copy of AFT's higher education legislative agenda. (pdf)

Joint AFT/NEA Statement
Download a copy of the joint AFT/NEA statement on HEA reauthorization. (pdf)

Reports
Download AFT's report, Student Persistence in College: More than Counting Caps and Gowns (pdf).  This report takes on arguments for using graduation rates as an accountability measure and offers other solutions to problems with student persistence.

Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education
Information related to and recent articles related to the Spellings Commission and its subsequent meetings.