Rep. Angie Craig Leads Bill to Expand Education for Minnesotans

Last week, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig helped introduce the Remedial Education Improvement Act with Rep. Donald Norcross, a bill to make developmental education programs more effective, fair, and less expensive. This bill aims to make post-secondary degrees more affordable and keep students on track to graduate on time.

Many students require prerequisite courses to complete college courses and pursue post-secondary degrees, but these courses are often prohibitively expensive. This bill would establish a competitive grant program to allow federal student aid dollars to support up to two years of developmental education.

"Congress has a responsibility to invest in programs that help every student succeed," said Rep. Angie Craig. "I am focused on bringing down the cost of college for students, especially those who may need prerequisite courses before pursuing a post-secondary degree. Developmental education programs expand the kinds of educational opportunities available to young people and give every student a fair shot."

In Congress, Rep. Craig serves on the bipartisan Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus to find new ways to expand educational opportunities for Minnesotans beyond traditional four-year degrees. In May, her amendment to express the importance of CTE funding grants passed as a part of a bipartisan House spending package, and she continues to fight for educational opportunities and resources for every Minnesotan.