By Maggie Jo Buchanan, Southern Director Last Friday, the Texas Legislature passed a bill (SB 1119) to bring more transparency to the state’s work-study program and help improve career pathways for participating students. As the bill makes its way to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 Trump Administration Budget Slashes Support for Young Adults Today, the Trump Administration released its FY18 budget proposal, which includes severe cuts to a number of programs millions of young...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 Today, the Washington Post reported on a preliminary version of the Trump Administration’s education budget, expected to be finalized and released next week. The budget slashes $9.2B from the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 [WASHINGTON]- Today, a bicameral group of US Senators and Representatives introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, a bill that would strengthen and expand the nation’s flagship college...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 [Washington DC]- Today, a bipartisan group of US Senators introduced the College Transparency Act of 2017, a bill that would modernize our higher education data infrastructure by providing much...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, Sarah.Schultz@YoungInvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 Yesterday, Republican and Democratic leadership released a final budget deal to fund the federal government for the rest of the 2017 Fiscal Year, and final deal included both wins...
So many of us have heard the myth of the struggling college student – from movies to well-meaning pep talks, pulling all nighters and subsisting on cold pizza are often portrayed as part of the classic college experience. It makes you...
By Beatrice Ohene-Okae Policymakers, businesses, institutions, and students share the goal of increasing the college attainment rate for our nation’s students broadly. College enrollment has increased over the last few years, but troublingly gaps in education attainment between white and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, Sarah.Schultz@YoungInvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 [Washington] – Recently, the Department of Education stated in a legal filing that borrowers may not be able to rely on a determination made by their student loan servicer...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, Sarah.Schultz@YoungInvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 YI Hails Efforts to Protect Federal Student Aid [Washington]- Today, over 570 higher education stakeholders sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to protect the federal student...