New Survey: Cutting Access to Student Loan Repayment Plans Extremely...
By Reid Setzer This week, U.S. congressmen and senators review bills that could determine how Congress spends money on higher education in the years ahead. The decisions that lawmakers make this week...
View ArticleHouse Committee Votes to Gut Protections for Students and Taxpayers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2015 Contact: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org (Washington) — Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that dismantles an important...
View ArticleYoung Invincibles Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling to Protect Affordable Care:...
Work Continues to Expand Access for Young Immigrants and Low-Income People FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2015 Contact: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org (Washington) — Following...
View ArticleWith SCOTUS Ruling Comes Responsibility for 20-Somethings
By Guadalupe Triana (Lewis and Clark College, 2016) Last Thursday marked a significant win for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It wasn’t just a big victory for the roughly 16 million people who have...
View ArticleYoung Invincibles Becomes Independent 501(c)(3)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2015 Contact: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org (Washington) — After operating under fiscal sponsorship from Center for Community Change (CCC) for...
View ArticleGainful Employment Rule Goes Into Effect, Provides Some Accountability for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2015 Contact: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org (Washington) — The Department of Education’s gainful employment rule — that was finalized in October...
View ArticleRacial Disparities in the Unemployment Rate Widen Among Millennials, While...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2015 Contact: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org [WASHINGTON] – While the economy added 223,000 jobs last month, the national unemployment rate dropped...
View ArticleThe FAFSA Isn’t Bad, It Just Needs A Slight Makeover
By Guadalupe Triana (Lewis and Clark College, 2016) Not too long ago I was celebrating the end of the semester and waiting for my 21st birthday. Right now, I’m concerned with getting things right...
View ArticleFrom Huffington Post: Work Study Isn’t Setting Up Students For Jobs The Way...
By Daniela Villarreal (Florida State University, 2016) The job-training program, known as Federal Work Study (FWS), is supposed to help college and university students like me to build foundational...
View ArticleNew Comment for CFPB Recommends Ways to Improve Student Borrower-Servicer...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2015 Contacts: Sarah Lovenheim, sarah.lovenheim@younginvincibles.org Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org (Washington) — The Consumer Financial Protection...
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