FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2013 Contact: Colin Seeberger colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org 214-223-2913 Pres. Obama Signs Student Loan Interest Rate Deal Into Law, Locking In $184 Billion Profit Off Students Today, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, H.R.1911, into...
July 17, 2013 The Honorable Harry Reid 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: College Students Tell Congress: “Don’t Use Them As A Cash Cow” Dear...
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...
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...
FOR 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...
Washington, 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...
June 6, 2013 in Tri States Public Radio by Bill Knight In the last year progressives such as Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders from Vermont and Tea Party-endorsed U.S. Sen. Rand Paul from Kentucky have blasted the Federal Reserve, the...
By Konrad Mugglestone – Public Policy Fellow at Young Invincibles So you’ve gotten into your dream school; maybe you’ve completed a few semesters of classes. You’re working on acquiring the degree that everyone has said is the key to your...
Originally posted by Robert Applebaum of StudentDebtCrisis.org in The Nation. With interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford Loans set to double on July 1, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, student debt has finally started getting the attention it deserves. Unfortunately,...