Posts Tagged ‘Today’s Students’
Campaign to Increase Child Care Access for Today’s Students Gains More Support
WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Learning Advocates sent a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education that shows growing support from 54 organizations for HLA’s ongoing efforts to increase funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program. The letter urges Congress to boost CCAMPIS funding to $500…
Read MoreThe Hill: Creating opportunities that will lead to a sustaining wage, economic mobility
“This Election Day, exit polling showed that voters’ overwhelming motivations were economic worries. The next Congress has a voter mandate to work with the White House to move quickly to enact policies that will lower costs for families. While lowering daily expenses in the short-term are needed, true economic recovery must also include pathways for…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates and 29 Partners Ask Congress to Restore Access to Federal Student Aid
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 29 partners wrote a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education urging Congress to consider a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) reset. Allowing a reset of SAP requirements will maximize college students’ persistence and success in their postsecondary education by supporting them in maintaining…
Read MoreDebt cancellation got all the attention, but this Biden proposal could impact student-loan borrowers more, critics and advocates say
“When President Joe Biden announced in August that his administration planned to cancel $10,000 in federal student debt for most borrowers, Allison Daurio felt some relief. Under the White House’s debt forgiveness plan, Daurio , 29 would see about one-quarter of her student loan balance wiped away. But as she read more closely through the…
Read MoreHope Center’s Policy Summit Pushes to End Student Basic Need Insecurity
“Javier Gomez was living with his grandparents in Portland when he started out at Portland Community College (PCC). But he grew concerned as the housing market increased the rent of the two-bedroom apartment where they lived. ‘I didn’t want to create a strain on my grandparents,’ said Gomez. ‘I was in college. I couldn’t get…
Read MoreNew Income Driven Student Loan Repayment Plan Could Impact Borrowers’ Finances Positively for Decades
“Much of the public focus on President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan has zeroed in on two things: the extension of the federal student loan payment pause until the end of the year and the $10,000 in loan forgiveness to individual borrowers who meet certain income requirements. But for many borrowers, the biggest long-term impact is an…
Read MoreThe ‘sleeper-hit’ beyond $10K: Student loan borrowers say new income-driven repayment plan could be ‘life-changing’
“The day the Biden administration unveiled its highly anticipated student loan forgiveness plan was a ‘celebratory day’ for Justin Short. Short, 34, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2012 with a degree in hospitality management, $47,000 in federal student loans and $5,800 in private student loans. Like many borrowers, his college debt has plagued…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates and 41 Partners Urge Congress to Increase CCAMPIS Funding
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 40 partner organizations wrote a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education expressing strong support for increasing funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program to $500 million— the amount needed to provide roughly 100,000 more parenting college students…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Submits Letter on FY 2023 Appropriations
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) submitted a letter outlining our support for key issues as the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education begins the FY 2023 appropriations process. In the letter, HLA urged the subcommittee to consider investments in essential child care, higher education, and campus mental health programs. Read…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Applauds the Administration’s Commitment to Today’s Students
Today’s students can not succeed in school if they are hungry, homeless, or lack access to critical supports like child care and reliable transportation. Today, the Biden Harris Administration made a historic commitment to today’s students by enabling colleges and universities to use pandemic recovery funds to meet students’ critical needs. They then go further…
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