In 2009, five law students sitting in a school cafeteria were tremendously frustrated by the heated debates around the health care reform bill – many politicians were using young people as a talking point (misguided, FYI) for why the Affordable...
New Analysis: Ten Years Later, Young People’s Wages Remain Exactly the Same Despite record low unemployment, a new analysis shows that young people’s wages have totally stagnated while the cost of higher education has skyrocketed — leaving young people behind....
Yesterday evening, the California Assembly passed AB 376, the Student Borrower Bill of Rights. If signed into law, AB 376 would tighten restrictions on the student loan industry, hold lenders accountable for dishonest practices, and ensure borrowers have strong, actionable...
It’s graduation season – an exciting (and sometimes daunting) time for graduates and their families. On the one hand, they are celebrating the wonderful accomplishments of attaining a degree. On the other, the lack of uncertainty about the future can...
Earlier today, the Help Students Vote Act (HSVA) was reintroduced in the United States House of Representatives and Senate. Sponsored by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8), Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Sen. Dick Durbin of IL, the HSVA would...