var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-9024843-5’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @savepell)http://www.savepell.org/<a href="http://action.edtrust.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10615">With college costs rising and student loan interest rates poised to double, the federal Pell Grant is just part of the solution to keeping the doors to college open for everyone. Click on the link below to share your story about struggling to pay for college and read how others current and former students who are struggling with debt.</a>http://www.savepell.org/post/22851072020http://www.savepell.org/post/22851072020Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 -0400EducationPoliticsStudent DebtSave PellCollege<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vAFQIciWsF4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>President Obama appeared on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ last night to stand up for students struggling to afford college. In addition to giving a big shout-out to the importance of Pell Grants, Obama made the case against increases to student loan interest rates by “slow-jamming the news.”</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/21784879462http://www.savepell.org/post/21784879462Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:26:03 -0400Jimmy FallonObamaPoliticsEducationSave PellStudent Debt<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ULCMZe5PRMM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>On a recent radio appearance, Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Higher Education Subcommittee, said that she has “very little tolerance” for students who need to take out loans to pay for college. But the data show that covering college costs is harder than it’s ever been: college costs have grown 538 percent over the past 30 years.</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/21268937839http://www.savepell.org/post/21268937839Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:54:38 -0400EducationSave PellStudent DebtCollegePolitics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27z2cuFaN1qltdvyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Should America invest in hard-working students or tax cuts for millionaires? Our friends over at the National Women’s Law Center show us exactly how the trade-off plays out.</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/20782099970http://www.savepell.org/post/20782099970Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:59:00 -0400Save PellPoliticsBudgetEducation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ib6msjGG1qltdvyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How bad is Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal? Really bad. The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities found that a full 62 percent of the huge proposed cuts come at the expense of low-income Americans. Tell your member of Congress to fight these cuts: <a href="http://edtru.st/GReTcR"><a href="http://edtru.st/GReTcR">http://edtru.st/GReTcR</a></a></p>http://www.savepell.org/post/19963761143http://www.savepell.org/post/19963761143Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:23:09 -0400Save PellEducationCollegePoliticsBudget<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ht60Zm1t1qltdvyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="hasCaption">As of late 2011, America’s outstanding student debt has surpassed $1 trillion. Please reblog to share with your friends.<br/></span></p>http://www.savepell.org/post/19951386741http://www.savepell.org/post/19951386741Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:54:00 -0400CollegeStudent DebtEducationPolitics<a href="http://action.edtrust.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10084">It’s déjà vu in the U.S. House of Representatives. Wasn’t it just last year when House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a federal budget proposal to slash Pell Grant funding? We saved Pell before and we can do it again. Write to Congress NOW, and tell your representative to oppose the Ryan budget proposal.</a>http://www.savepell.org/post/19796364501http://www.savepell.org/post/19796364501Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0400PoliticsSave PellEducationCollegeTuitionFinancial Aid<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzjr1grlqs1qltdvyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>As every Pell recipient knows, getting good grades in college is tough. But paying for soaring tuition and fees can be just as challenging. Even with our Pell grants, over 70 percent of us have to hold down a job to make ends meet. Pell helps hardworking students stay in school and earn their way into a promising career.<br/><br/>Reblog this picture to show how important Pell is to students like you. (Photo credits: Flickr users wharman and English106, sxc.hu users Kurhan and julosstock.)</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/17770654478http://www.savepell.org/post/17770654478Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:56:03 -0500Save PellCollegeStudent LoansStudent Debt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1js0E2NY1qltdvyo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>College costs are skyrocketing: Since the early 1980s, college tuition and fees have grown by 538 percent — nearly twice the pace of healthcare costs and almost five times that of inflation. Reblog this image to spread the word.</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/17223672445http://www.savepell.org/post/17223672445Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:00 -0500CollegePoliticsHealth CareEconomics<a href="http://2012.rootscamp.org/p/save-pell/">Save Pell advocates, your hard work has not gone unnoticed! Save Pell is one of several campaigns to be nominated for the New Organizing Institute's Most Valuable Campaign of 2011. To cast your vote, follow this link and click the "like" button next to Save Pell. Please reblog!</a>http://www.savepell.org/post/16526498961http://www.savepell.org/post/16526498961Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:13:59 -0500politicseducationSave Pellcollege<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l6ndoru9v6g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Recently, Arkansas college student Kelly Eubanks spoke up at a town hall meeting held by her congressman Rep. Steve Womack to ask about his votes to cut Pell Grants while maintaining subsidies for the oil industry. But Womack stonewalled the mother of two, who works two jobs and counts on Pell to continue her education.<br/><br/>Pell Grants, student loan debt, and the predatory practices of some for-profit college companies — under the banner of college affordability — are all emerging as big issues on the national agenda. Our elected officials must address these issues now!<br/><br/>Reblog this video and help spread the word that college should not be a privilege for the select few.</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/16187599725http://www.savepell.org/post/16187599725Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:39:00 -0500EducationPolitics<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDl3ZXV6alJZUlNCNXNQMTFaLTlIZnc6MQ">Take the Survey: Members of the Save Pell Coalition want to know how the current student loan system is serving young borrowers like you. Your responses will help us learn how we can improve student lending, and better regulate unfair and deceptive practices.</a>http://www.savepell.org/post/14677005095http://www.savepell.org/post/14677005095Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:50:00 -0500Save PellEducationPoliticsPollOWS<a href="http://campusprogress.org/articles/pell_grant_compromise_maintains_maximum_award_but_cuts_100k_previous_r/">Campus Progress on Pell cuts: "Critics charge that the changes hit nontraditional students—many of whom take lower numbers of credits for an extended number of semesters—where it hurts." </a>http://www.savepell.org/post/14670741156http://www.savepell.org/post/14670741156Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:57:00 -0500Save PellEducationPolitics<a href="http://bit.ly/savepell2011">Short-sighted. Foolish. Dangerous. These are just some of the words that could describe what Congress has proposed for the fate of Pell Grants. Instead of protecting this critical investment in our collective future, the House of Representatives would rather kick more than half a million students out of the program within the next few months. Take action and reblog this link!</a>http://www.savepell.org/post/13877814514http://www.savepell.org/post/13877814514Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:21:20 -0500Save PellStudent DebtOWSOccupy Wall StreetEducationPolitics<a href="http://bit.ly/uj11EK">Want to understand where the Pell situation stands? Campus Progress delves into the nitty-gritty in a new blog post.</a>http://www.savepell.org/post/13827345800http://www.savepell.org/post/13827345800Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:11:22 -0500Save PellPoliticsEducationCollegeStudent Debt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvj6vt4tcJ1qltdvyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Help us Save Pell! Visit our online action center at <a href="http://bit.ly/savepellnow" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/savepellnow">http://bit.ly/savepellnow</a></a> and reblog this post to spread the word.</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/13590992867http://www.savepell.org/post/13590992867Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:26:17 -0500PoliticsEducationSave PellCollegeStudent DebtOWS<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vohzC8Z4SAM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Sens. Whitehouse, Landrieu, Tester and Blumenthal all stood up for Pell on the Senate floor last week. Watch the highlights in this video.</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/13116307953http://www.savepell.org/post/13116307953Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:44:58 -0500Save PellPoliticsEducation<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m21SZyqINQk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Loyola Chicago puts the fight to Save Pell in vivid context with its awesome new video. Watch it, reblog it and take action today: <a href="http://bit.ly/savepellnow"><a href="http://bit.ly/savepellnow">http://bit.ly/savepellnow</a></a></p>http://www.savepell.org/post/12971539737http://www.savepell.org/post/12971539737Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:01:00 -0500Save PellEducationPoliticsCollege<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N-p5r2N6QcM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Check out this video created by an Arizona Students Association intern. The ASA held a press conference at supercommittee member Sen. Jon Kyl’s office in support of Pell.</p>http://www.savepell.org/post/12884804929http://www.savepell.org/post/12884804929Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:47:39 -0500PoliticsEducationSave PellCollegeArizona“There’s nothing “Democrat” or “Republican” about helping an American young person climbing the ladder to success.”<br/><br/> - <em>Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on saving Pell Grants, Senate floor, Nov. 16, 2011</em>http://www.savepell.org/post/12883641473http://www.savepell.org/post/12883641473Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:02:00 -0500Save PellEducationCollege