By Michael Stratford “The Federal Work-Study Program needs to be revamped to help serve more low-income students, says a report released Monday by Young Invincibles, a student advocacy group. The group calls on Congress to replace the existing formula for distributing federal...
By Ellis Hensley “It seems that the strategy to reduce student loan defaults has worked as the U.S. Department of Education has reported a decline in defaults over the past three years. It is likely this is the result of...
By Chronicle Staff “Report: “A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low-Income Students”… Summary: The formula for determining how federal work-study funds are allocated to colleges and universities is outdated, the report says, often favoring larger, private colleges instead of community...
September 22, 2014 Contacts: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 585.746.8281 Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 New Report Calls For Federal Work Study Program Reform To Give More Low-Income Students Career-Driven Experience For The 21st Century [WASHINGTON]–Young Invincibles has released a report called A Federal WorkStudy Reform Agendato Better Serve Low-Income Students. The report finds that the...
September 22, 2014 Monica Jackson Office of the Executive Secretary Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 (submitted via regulations.gov) Re: CFPB-2014-0016, Request for Comment on Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Narrative Data Dear Ms. Jackson: Young...
Decades ago, a young person could graduate from high school, join a company, and receive all the training on the job that she or he needed for a successful career. Today, the world is different. A young man with only...
By Emily Deruy “Work-study is supposed to help poor students earn money to pay for college. But student advocates say the government program is failing to serve the low-income students it was designed to help. In a report released Monday,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2014 Contacts: Sarah Lovenheim: Sarah.Lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 585.746.8281 Tim Price: tprice@rooseveltinstitute.org, 212.493.3323 [CHICAGO] – Fifteen-hundred young adults from across Illinois are expected to attend a first-of-its-kind Convention next Saturday to vote on a state policy agenda for 2015 that reflects their generation’s interests...
By Jennifer Parks “The open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act marketplace is about to roll around again, prompting officials to start another push to get young adults covered. Kaissa Denis, Young Invincibles navigator and state outreach coordinator for the...