States are facing major budget deficits as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt throughout our economy. With stiff declines in tax revenue, states will have to make tough budget decisions to keep their states afloat. Meanwhile,...
How is the COVID-19 pandemic impacting New York’s college students? On Tuesday, July 28, the New York State legislature invited Young Invincibles to testify on how the state’s students and colleges adapted to the coronavirus — and the challenges ahead...
On June 30, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council voted on an $88-billion city budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). The budget — which is $7 billion less than the budget the Mayor...
This summer, YI’s New York team is lucky to work with three amazing young leaders as part of our summer internship program, in collaboration with PENCIL and Brooklyn College. To learn more about our 2020 summer interns, scroll below. For...
We’ve reached the end of the 2020 Colorado legislative session and while we never could have predicted the unprecedented challenges this session would bring, we still achieved a lot. We’re proud of the progress that Colorado made this year on...
Countless Black lives have been lost throughout our nation’s history to violence against the Black community. Now is the time to take action. Below are many ways you can get involved and help the people who are hurting and need...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Colorado: State & National Resources Last Updated: 9/02/20 This is a running document that will continue to be updated by the Colorado Young Advocates. Please email YI’s Rocky Mountain Engagement Manager if you have any...
An Open Letter to College and University Leaders: Please do not send your CARES Act money back to the U.S. Department of Education. While some commentators are cheering decisions by a growing list of institutions that includes Harvard, Princeton, and...
On April 3, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature passed a $177-billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2021. The budget passed in the midst of the COVID-19 public health crisis — a crisis that hit New York...
Kyle Southern, Ph.D. and Nia Davis Sigona, Esq. Across the country, students, college campus leaders, and policymakers alike face challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic—the necessary and abrupt disruption in higher education among them. Long before these campus...