Strongly supporting the quality and value of diversity and innovation in the Nation's higher education institutions, and strongly disagreeing with the President's proposal to create and administer a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:
students and families should maintain the right and responsibility of determining where to enroll for postsecondary education;
the federal government, in conjunction with states and accreditors, has a responsibility and the tools to ensure that the significant taxpayer funds that are invested in student aid each year are appropriately spent;
the federal government could play a positive role in making information regarding postsecondary education available to prospective students;
the Administration should work collaboratively with the higher education community to make that information more consumer friendly and accessible to students and their families; and
the Administration's proposal to rate postsecondary institutions through an oversimplified federal rating system will lead to less choice, diversity, and innovation and should be rejected.
Actions
Jun 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 10, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E938-939)