By Chanel Davis “Students from 11 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the state descended onto the campus of Winston-Salem State University last week to talk about how they could contribute to making sure the doors of those institutions...
By Ellyn Fortino “Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s so-called “turnaround budget” does not call for increased taxes, but, instead, proposes significant cuts to higher education, Medicaid and other essential services as a means to tackle the state’s dire fiscal problems. During his first budget speech Wednesday before the Democrat-controlled state legislature, Rauner said...
By Natalie Villacorta “For the second year, Obamacare enrollment isn’t exactly over when it’s over. The regular open enrollment season ended at midnight Sunday but the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced a one-week “special enrollment” period ending...
November 4, 2014 Ms. Wendy Macias U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street NW, Room 8017 Washington, DC 20006 Re: Docket ID ED-2014-OPE-0124 – Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Dear Ms. Macias: We write in response to the September...
By Tom Allison There’s a nationwide debate about the role public policy should play in regulating institutions of higher learning, particularly for-profit schools that promise students good-paying jobs after graduation. A disproportionate amount of Pell and G.I. Bill dollars go...
By Chabelli Herrera “The frenzy of the holiday weekend didn’t keep consumers from dashing to enrollment centers across Miami-Dade County, many trying to beat the clock and sign up for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act before Sunday’s midnight...
By Sarah Ferris and Peter Sullivan “The end to this year’s ObamaCare signup season at midnight on Sunday is expected to add more than 11 million people to its rolls, putting the administration ahead of its own expectations. While the second...
By Rachana Pradhan “Obamacare enrollment draws to a close Sunday night, and all signs point to the White House easily meeting its target of getting 9 million Americans covered in 2015 — a drama-free ending to a season that proved...
“A group of university students will host a free event on Saturday to help Gloucester residents sign up for health insurance. The event will take place at Rappahannock Community College, Glenns, from 1 to 4 p.m. The students are part...
By Danielle Hopkins Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) newly proposed bill will change the way federal student loan costs are assessed by the government. Will the changes help or hurt young borrowers? Young Invincibles’ Policy Director, Jennifer Wang weighs in on the...