Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017 This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.
Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make education affordable and accessible.
USA115th CongressHR-1710| House
| Updated: 3/23/2017
Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017 This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.
Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula