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Equitable access to an affordable, high-quality postsecondary education is a civil right. More than 50 years after the enactment of the Higher Education Act (HEA), high tuition and other college costs still stand in the way of millions of talented Americans seeking college degrees. This report says there are three areas where Congress must make real investments in order to promote more equitable outcomes within today’s higher education system: strengthening the Pell Grant program, renewing a federal-state partnership for college affordability, and creating a borrower-centered federal loan system.