FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2015 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Young Invincibles Lauds New White House Report Highlighting Need to Lower College Costs [WASHINGTON]–Earlier today, the White House released a new report called Making College More Affordable for Millions of Americans,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2015 Contacts: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 585.746.8281 Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 [WASHINGTON] – Young Invincibles applauds the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to keep the question about choice of college major on the American Community Survey. In January, Young Invincibles led a coalition...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2015 Contacts: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 585.746.8281 New Report Looks at Unprecedented Challenges Facing Millennial Parents Report Finds More Than 1 in 5 Millennial Parents is in Poverty; Declining Wages, Rising Debt and Exploding Costs ...
In response to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander’s request for input on his Committee staff’s white paper on risk sharing in higher education, Young Invincibles submitted the following comments. We support the goal of aligning...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2015 Contacts: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 585.746.8281 Advocates Call for Financial Relief for Students at Failed Corinthian College Programs [WASHINGTON]–Yesterday, Corinthian Colleges announced that it was shutting down its remaining 28 campuses...
Governor Rauner Stresses Importance Of Vocational Training, Yet Budget Proposal Puts Training Programs On Chopping Block FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2015 Contact: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org [CHICAGO]– Yesterday, Governor Rauner spoke at the Education Writers Association and highlighted his support...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: [Chicago]– Young Invincibles has released The Case for Returning Higher Education Funding to Pre-Recession Levels As Nearly One Billion Dollars in Cuts Loom — a brief exploring the impact of recent higher education spending cuts on Illinois students, and the expected...
Click here to read our report on the higher education crisis in Illinois, released on April 16, 2015! For a quick overview, check out this infographic, and share it on Facebook and Twitter using #twill and #nocuts!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2015 Contacts: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 585.746.8281 Young Invincibles’ Statement on Failed Student Loan Refinancing Vote in the U.S. Senate [WASHINGTON]–Today, the United States Senate voted down an amendment by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) that would have...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2015 Contacts: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 585.746.8281 New Report Calls for Florida to Prioritize Financial Aid Towards Low-Income Students Report Calls for Reconciling Tuition Increases with Boosting Need-Based Aid by Nearly $90 Million [Tallahassee, Fla.]–On Tuesday,...