Independence Day?
By Tamika Butler As a July 5th baby, Independence Day is one of my least favorite times of year. Imagine growing up as a kid and never having anyone at your summer birthday pool parties. In my young tender years...
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Student Loan Interest Rates Double As Congress Heads Out On Vacation
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2013 Contact: Rae Roca Rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202.534.3564 [WASHINGTON, DC] — Federal student loan interest rates have doubled from 3.4 to 6.8 percent, as Congress failed to meet the July 1 deadline and now heads home to...
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Elizabeth Warren’s Student Loan Bill Collects More Support From College Presidents
Read MoreJune 27, 2013 in The Huffington Post by Tyler Kingkade Legislation from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to reform the federal college loan program has garnered more support than any other proposal, with six more college presidents now endorsing her...
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Senate Student Loan Proposals Fail To Advance As Rate Surge Looms
Read MoreJune 27, 2013 in The Huffington Post Some 7 million college students will see their borrowing costs double next week after Republicans and Democrats paid little attention to the issue for 11 months, then spent the past month vainly squabbling...
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States Look to Address Rising Student Debt
Read MoreJune 21, 2013 in Governing by Adrienne Lu Re-posted on June 25, 2013 in The Bulletin College students across the country are watching anxiously as Congress tangles over competing proposals to keep the interest rate on federal student loans from...
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AMERICA’S COLLEGE STUDENTS: “THANKS, BUT NO THANKS”
Read MoreWashington, D.C. — Below is a statement from a broad coalition representing students and young adults, including Young Invincibles, Public Interest Research Group, Education Trust, and Student Debt Crisis “This week, Congress is expected to respond to students’ and families’ concerns...
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Student Debt Puts Young Entrepreneurs on Hold
Read MoreJune 20, 2013 in Bloomberg Businessweek by Meera Louis Dr. Steve Sherick wants to build out the emergency-care business he started two years ago, but the $300,000 in student loans he and his wife carry makes it difficult. The 36-year-old physician’s...
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Congress spends millions to pay down workers’ student loans
Read MoreJune 18, 2013 in Detroit Free Press by Paul Singer, USA Today Cross-posted on June 18, 2013 in WBIR.com; on June 18, 2013 in WUSA9.com; on June 18, 2013 in News 10; on June 18, 2013 in DigTriad.com; on June 18, 2013...
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How to Influence the Student Loan Debate
Read MoreJune 14, 2013 in Yahoo!Finance by Gerri Detweiler When faced with the staggering statistics on student loans, such as the fact that total student loan debt has surpassed the $1 trillion mark and that student loan debt for those age 18 – 29 is...
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DC Students and Colleges Share Their Thoughts on the Student Loan Interest Rates Controversy
Read MoreJune 6, 2013 in In the Capital by Molly Greenberg Now that you know what the student loan debate is all about (if not, you should readthis), it’s time to hear from some of the lesser heard voices who are...