FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE: August 1, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Congress Goes on Recess As Young Unemployment Rate Continues to Be Over 40 Percent Higher Than the National Average Rory O’Sullivan, Deputy Director of Young Invincibles, released the following statement on...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Contact: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6529 Young Invincibles Hails New CHANCE Act on College Access Bill Would Bolster the Pell Grant [WASHINGTON]—Yesterday, Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI)...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : March 20, 2014 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214-223-2913 Higher Education Experts Call for Fix to Student Loan Repayment Program to Address Surging Defaults Groups Call for Simplifying the Income Based Repayment Process WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, a consortium of higher...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2013 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Young Workers Make Gains In November, But Still Have A Long Way To Go [WASHINGTON]— As the national unemployment rate declined to 7.0 percent and the economy added 203,000 jobs...
WASHINGTON (July 10, 2013) — Today, a minority in the Senate succeeded in blocking legislation to reverse the doubling of interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans for students who need to borrow for college this fall. While a majority of...
June 13, 2013 in the National Council of La Raza Blog By Nancy Wilberg Ricks Across the country, young Latinos are breaking stereotypes by enrolling in and graduating from colleges at unprecedented rates, often as first-generation students. Though the future looks...
An Overview of The Impact of Recent Loan Proposals on Students If Congress fails to act, interest rates will double on July 1st from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent for subsidized Stafford loans for more than 7 million college students –...
The SKILLS Act (HR 803) would effectively eliminate $1 billion for employment and training services that reach approximately 235,000 young people across the nation. That would follow $1 billion in cuts to youth job training over the last decade.1 This...
By Jen Mishory & Reid Setzer Last week, Congress took an unusual bipartisan step and voted to keep interest rates low on popular subsidized Stafford Loans. This means that 7.4 million students taking out new loans this fall will continue...
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