Read the Report Students take on significant risks pursuing college, but right now we aren’t able to hold all schools accountable if they fail to provide a high quality education. Current models to ensure accountability in higher education focus largely on...
Access, Affordability, Transparency: Millennials Outline Their Education Priorities for 2018 Election With recent polls showing that education is among the most important issues to young voters this election, Young Invincibles has released a policy agenda that outlines solutions for candidates...
Education has been called a “winning political issue hiding in plain sight,” as students have been demanding their representatives take bold positions to make education work for more people in the United States. A recent poll of 1,500 U.S. adults found...
Graduation season is here! As a moment of celebration, it is also a great time for students to reflect on the experience they have had & who helped them reach this incredible milestone. Here are some of those perspectives on...
In partnership with JobsFirstNYC, Young Invincibles created our Impact Fellowship program to train young adults who are currently part of a workforce development program to lead projects that engage their peers and directly address policy issues in the workforce development...
On Saturday, April 28, 2018, Young Invincibles (YI) hosted our inaugural State of California Millennials (SOCM) Summit. The summit convened millennials, elected officials, and thought leaders from across California at Cal State Dominguez Hills for a half-day summit dedicated to...
As millions of young people are set to graduate college in the next few months, policymakers and stakeholders wait to see if recent improvements to the FAFSA will translate into more students getting much-needed aid to access and graduate from...
Historically, American young adults have voted at the lowest rates of any age group during national elections. College students in particular face unique barriers in both registering to vote and voting. Having long served as incubators of civic engagement, institutions...
This week, YI is highlighting stories about the FAFSA to bring to light why we need to simply the process and make sure students aren’t leaving financial aid funds on the table. The FAFSA is a key tool for students but...
Created in 2007, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program allows for federal student loan forgiveness for teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other critical public and non-profit workers after ten years of on-time monthly payments. Now, the first wave of eligible...