A Response to Frederick Hess on Student Debt Cancellation By Kyle Southern Last week, American Enterprise Institute Director of Education Policy Studies Frederick M. Hess responded to a letter from Young Invincibles and more than 230 other organizations calling on...
This year’s National Apprenticeship Week has been particularly meaningful as the country seeks strategies for rebuilding its economy in the middle of a pandemic. Although the economic fallout from Covid-19 has left millions seeking jobs, young adults in particular have...
Since the Affordable Care Act’s full implementation in 2014, Americans in need of health coverage have been able to take advantage of the law’s annual open enrollment period to sign up for a plan. That very first open enrollment period...
Young Invincibles’ advocate Ashly Huerta testifies before New York City Council on Friday, October 16. How has the nation’s largest urban public university responded to students’ mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic? On Friday, October 16, our New York...
Young Invincibles, in partnership with the Denver Chamber of Commerce, recently graduated our summer cohort of the Denver Youth Leadership Academy. Thirteen young adult leaders between the ages of 16 and 24 who have confronted unique and significant adversity in...
In September, Young Invincibles’ New York office launched its second cohort of the Young Advocates program, our semester-long paid policy, and advocacy fellowship, where young New Yorkers learn how to build campaigns for change on their campuses and across New...
College students are in truly unique situations and they need more than a rent moratorium. Their campuses are closed, they have lost their jobs, and are separated from their families. At no fault of their own, many off-campus students can’t...
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...