Although a wide range of candidates and policy organizations have proposed federal-state partnerships to encourage state spending on higher education, these proposals have overwhelmingly focused on affordability alone rather than on a broader agenda that includes student supports that encourage...
On September 5, the Trump Administration announced its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a program that for five years allowed 800,000 undocumented young people to pursue education, military service, and work without fear of deportation....
For many prospective students, choosing a college is an enormous challenge. After being bombarded with top-ten lists, catalogues, online databases, advertisements, and the opinions of family and friends, they still may not have enough of the important information they need...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 Tonight the Illinois General Assembly joined the State Senate in voting to overturn Governor Rauner’s veto of the Student Loan Bill of Rights (SB 1351). This bill will prohibit predatory...
When I received my acceptance letter from Chicago State University in the Fall of 2016, fulfilling a lifelong goal, I was more nervous about paying for my education than excited to begin working towards my future career. With Navient pushing...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, President Trump and Senate Republicans agreed during a closed door meeting not to include the DREAM Act, or any other legislative provision that would provide...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 [Washington] – Today, House Republicans unveiled their tax bill, which contains various policy proposals that will impact young people’s economic security, including higher education. The plan eliminates the Lifetime...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 [Washington D.C.] – Young Invincibles (YI), the nation’s largest young adult advocacy organization, is excited to announce that Rachel Fleischer has been selected as the next Executive Director. She...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 [WASHINGTON]–Tonight, news reports suggest that the Department of Education is considering only partial federal loan forgiveness for students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges. Young Invincibles released the following...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 [Washington]– Last night, President Trump released the White House Immigration Principles and Policies, a “wishlist” of hardline immigration proposals including funding for a border wall. The President further...