Fusion: Can Silicon Valley Save Students From Debt?
Fusion’s Emily Deruy and Angela Barajas report on the student debt crisis and mention Young Invincibles’ work on the issue in the clip below:
Fusion’s Emily Deruy and Angela Barajas report on the student debt crisis and mention Young Invincibles’ work on the issue in the clip below:
By Jonnelle Marte “Fifty years ago today, the Civil Rights Act banned discrimination in hiring and education. But for all the opportunities that have been opened to minorities since then, black men still need two more levels of education to have the...
By Jonathan Berr “Student loan debt, which has risen 20 percent to $1.2 trillion between 2011 and 2013 — surpassing every other form of non-mortgage debt — is becoming increasingly expensive.” Read more here.
The Daily Ticker’s Aaron Task talks with Young Invincibles’ Policy & Advocacy Manager Jennifer Wang about the impact of student loan rate increases set for July 1st contributing to the country’s student debt crisis in the clip below:
By Mina Corpuz and Felicia Gans “Effective Tuesday, college students taking out loans for the 2014-2015 school year will see an interest rate increase for federal Stafford loans, PLUS loans and some graduate loans.” Read more here.
“Young African Americans need two more levels of education than their young white counterparts to have the same chance at employment” is the stark conclusion of a new study from Young Invincibles, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that focuses on young Americans.” Read...
By Courtney Connley “It’s no secret that African Americans have to work twice as hard to be considered equal, and a recent study released by Young Invincibles provides further proof that a racial employment gap still exists.” Read more here.
By Patrick Irvine “Forbes has published information on a study done by the Young Invincibles that takes a look at the employment gap present between young black people and young white people amongst other things. Young Invincibles is a non-profit...
“Several studies have pointed out the evident racial achievement gap but recent research has revealed a sad truth — an African-American male with an associate degree has the same chances of getting a job as a white male with a...
By Kelly Dilworth “Five years after the Great Recession formally ended, a record number of millennials are continuing to put off homeownership, according to research released earlier this year by the U.S. Census Bureau.” Read more here.