Although a wide range of candidates and policy organizations have proposed federal-state partnerships to encourage state spending on higher education, these proposals have overwhelmingly focused on affordability alone rather than on a broader agenda that includes student supports that encourage...
On September 5, the Trump Administration announced its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a program that for five years allowed 800,000 undocumented young people to pursue education, military service, and work without fear of deportation....
For many prospective students, choosing a college is an enormous challenge. After being bombarded with top-ten lists, catalogues, online databases, advertisements, and the opinions of family and friends, they still may not have enough of the important information they need...
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...