Task force outlines plan to tackle higher ed's challenges

"There are just lots of questions being raised in our states related to higher education policy. So that has really catalyzed interest in understanding the relationship between the states and the federal government," Utah state senator Ann Millner said at a press conference Thursday. "Sometimes it feels like we're working parallel, but we're not working in alignment with each other, and it's important that we do that."

The task force expressed skepticism about student loan repayment and forgiveness programs and proposed investing more in state grants and maintaining the Pell Grant. State lawmakers do, however, want the federal government to collect and publish more data about how students fare in college programs.

Colleges across the country are in the middle of an existential crisis, and state policymakers are noticing and looking to be more involved in addressing the underlying issues.

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