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...
The FAFSA is a vitally important tool, but stories from students show that filing it out is not as simple as it could be. Read more from current college students: Kelsey Rodriguez, Mott Community College, Class of 2020; Public Relations...
The Department of Education will soon begin a process to rewrite and weaken two important rules – the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule and the Gainful Employment Rule. These rules exist to protect students from ineffective, expensive career education programs...
For Millennials, college is one of the clearest paths to long term financial security. At the same time, pursuing a degree can be a source of financial anxiety for many students and result in thousands of dollars of student debt. ...