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)
As of late 2011, America’s outstanding student debt has surpassed $1 trillion. Please reblog to share with your friends.
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.)
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! →
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Visit http://bit.ly/savepellnow to stand up for students. When you’re done, please reblog this graphic to spread the word.
