Georgia system Chancellor Wrigley meets with Secretary of Education

University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley and state Rep. Earl Ehrhart of Cobb County, who sits on Georgia’s Higher Education Committee, met Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Washington.

DeVos was a controversial appointee by President Donald Trump who did not draw the full partisan support as many others did.

Wrigley spoke with DeVos about improvements the Georgia system has made, such as consolidating universities, its goals for educating more students, and concerns that are weighing on higher education.

Wrigley addressed the importance of the Pell Grant program, which helps students pay for schooling; the importance of maintaining regional accreditation, and the need to reform the FAFSA, which are complex documents students must fill out yearly to quality for student aid.

He also talked to DeVos about the system’s Title IX policy changes adopted last year, which has to do with how allegations of sexual assaults on college campuses and other issues of sexual discrimination are handled. He stressed giving the policy changes time to work.

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