A Student Level Data Network could be a powerful tool for putting information about outcomes at schools into the hands of prospective students. Check out our two new factsheets: Student Level Data Network – What it is & isn’t – For most students,...
It’s been ten years since Congress updated the Higher Education Act (HEA). A lot has changed in the last decade, including the options available to borrowers to repay their loans. A lot of those changes happened at the administrative level,...
Later today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on an omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year. If passed, the bill would reinvest in programs that help young people...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2018 CONTACT: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 [Washington]- Today, Senator Schatz and a group of Senate and House Democrats introduced a comprehensive higher education bill to stop the growth of tuition and create pathways to debt-free...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2018 CONTACT: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 Young Invincibles Commends Investment in Students, Urges Congress To Do More [Washington] -Today, the House is expected to vote on a omnibus spending package to fund the federal government...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2018 CONTACT: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 [Washington] – Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Congressman Derek Kilmer introduced the Opportunities for Success Act of 2018, a bill to improve and reform the Federal Work Study Program....
Young Invincibles sent a letter to Sens. Alexander and Murray, the leadership of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee detailing our recommendations for any upcoming Higher Education Act reauthorization bill. “Fixing our higher education system will require action from all...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2018 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 Department of Education Acting to Remove State Borrower Protections [Washington]-According to recent news reports, the Department of Education is preparing to issue memos that will claim that any state-level protections...
When many Americans — and far too many lawmakers — think of a typical college student, the image that often comes to mind is of 18 year-olds who recently turned their tassels at high school graduation. But if you surveyed...
Washington– Today, after a week of debate and years of waiting for hundreds of thousands of the nation’s DREAMers, the Senate failed to pass a bill to provide a permanent solution for America’s young undocumented immigrants. Four amendments were introduced...