As a first-generation college student, who didn’t understand the label at first, I soon realized that often it meant that I had to navigate through unique hurdles that sometimes caused frustration and, in the worst of times, almost drove me...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 [Washington] – Today, the House Budget Committee and House Appropriations Committee began markups on spending bills that work together to strip funding for programs that young people need to...
Numerous studies have demonstrated how labor market outcomes information can influence student perspectives and decisions on where to got to college and what to study. A new study from the Urban Institute suggests such information fails to influence prospective high...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, Press Secretary, 202-734-6529 [Washington]- Today, the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee will mark up a proposed spending bill that would cut $5B from the entire Labor-H portfolio, down to $156B from $161B...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 Yesterday, The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 214, authored by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego), which addresses one our state students’ most basic and most serious needs –...
Too many college students in California are hungry. For so many of them, “giving it the old college try” can mean going without food for long stretches and experiencing severe physical pain and mental anguish. This limits students’ ability to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 FY18 Budget Deal Provides First Step in Relief for Students Today, the Illinois House voted to override Governor Rauner’s veto of the FY18 Budget, finally ending the two-year long...
When President Trump released his proposed budget this spring, we saw cuts to the Pell grant program of $3.9 billion. Now as members of Congress prepare to write their budget, they need to know that Pell grants are indispensable to today’s...
Many people take out loans to pay for college. A loan is money you borrow and pay back, with interest — a percentage of the total loan amount. Because of interest, you will end up paying back more money than...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2017 Contacts: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510; Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 College Student Advocacy Results in Policy Change That Will Improve Anti-Hunger Initiatives in Higher Education Too many college students in California face challenges in meeting their basic...