Marco Rubio Wants to Give More Access to Higher Ed Info

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., teamed up with two Democrats in the Senate--Mark Warner of Virginia and Ron Wyden of Oregon--to allow students have more information on colleges and universities. 

Rubio, Warner and Wyden brought out the “Student Right to Know Before You Go Act” on  Monday. The bill would include more graduation, earnings and expense data for higher ed institutions. Rubio and Wyden brought out a similar bill in 2012. 
 
“For many students, picking a school and funding their college educations represent their first life-changing decision and investment,” Rubio said. “For years, we’ve been pushing for the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act as a way to help students and their families make better informed college decisions and career choices.
 
“It’s good the president is listening to the students and parents clamoring for more information, but by going at it alone and not working with Congress, he also left some important data gaps in the plan that need to be filled,” added Rubio. “Congress should get it together and pass a Higher Education Act that empowers students and parents with better information to help them make decisions about their futures, as the full Student Right to Know Before You Go Act would do.”
 
“Choosing what college to attend ranks among the most important, and expensive, decisions a young person will make,” Warner said. “And, as college costs have soared, and total student debt has climbed to $1.3 trillion, it’s really important that we allow prospective students and their families to make better informed decisions. This is a solid step forward, and we will continue to push to add even more information to this data set to make it even more specific and relevant to different types of students and consumers.”