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. →
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.”
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.
(Source: thinkprogress.org)
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: http://edtru.st/GReTcR
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. →
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.
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.)
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! →
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. →
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! →
Help us Save Pell! Visit our online action center at http://bit.ly/savepellnow and reblog this post to spread the word.
Loyola Chicago puts the fight to Save Pell in vivid context with its awesome new video. Watch it, reblog it and take action today: http://bit.ly/savepellnow
