The struggling, hungry college student subsiding on ramen noodles or scouring for free pizza at on-campus events has permeated pop culture, but going hungry has deep physical, emotional, and academic effects on students. Hundreds of thousands of college students experience...
Tonight, we will hear from President Trump as he delivers his first the State of the Union address. Historically the State of the Union is a big opportunity, one for the president to outline a policy agenda to Congress, and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2018 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 Funding Deal Forces a Truth Test in the Fight to Shield Young People from Deportation [WASHINGTON]–Today, Senate leaders struck a deal to fund the federal government through February 8th...
Over the past six months, the Department of Education and GOP lawmakers have declared all-out war on the Gainful Employment (GE) Rule. The rule was finalized in 2015 and requires that all programs offered at for-profit institutions and non-degree programs...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 22, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6529 WASHINGTON- Last night, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution that will ensure the federal government is funded until January 19. Maintaining an open and functioning federal government is important, but...
Last week, Marissa Martin, Northeast Director, testified before the Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education in regards to the Excelsior Scholarship and Enhanced Tuition Assistance Program. While the Excelsior Scholarship brought investment and attention to higher education, Young Invincibles recommended...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org 202-734-6529 Secretary DeVos Is Sued for Delaying Debt Relief for Defrauded Students [WASHINGTON]–Today, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2017 Media contact: Sarah Schultz, Communications Director, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 [Washington] – Late last night, the House Education and Workforce Committee passed a bill to dramatically restructure our nation’s higher education system on a party line vote....
Following decades of decline in youth voting since the 1960s, in its 1998 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Congress broadened the scope of the act to include, for the first time, a provision on student voting. Congress rightfully saw...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 Young Invincibles’ Take on the PROSPER Act The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. Ahead of the...