Foxx Introduces Legislation to Increase Transparency in America's Higher Education System

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Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has introduced legislation that would help students gain access to the facts they need to make an informed decision about where to pursue higher education.

"Currently students and families must wade through massive and often conflicting amounts of information in order to make an informed decision about college. As a result, taking time to fully understand the available data can be an aggravating task that may get put off and ultimately ignored, often with disastrous consequences," said Foxx, who serves as chair of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education. "My legislation would streamline the overwhelming maze of information with a consumer-tested College Dashboard that provides students with key information, including enrollment, completion, net price, average loan debt and Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data."

H.R. 3178, the Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, would improve consumer information to provide a more complete picture of all student populations, streamline existing transparency efforts at the federal level to reduce confusion for students and require better coordination by federal agencies to avoid duplication and confusion.

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