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. →
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
As of late 2011, America’s outstanding student debt has surpassed $1 trillion. Please reblog to share with your friends.
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.)
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.
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! →
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
The Minnesota State University Student Association is leaving nothing to chance when it comes to protecting Pell Grants. The group recently delivered 4,000 signatures to their congressional delegation in support of Pell.
MSUSA State Chair Amanda Bardonner said: “The proposed changes will eliminate 13,200 Minnesota students who currently receive the Pell Grant and will cost our students $76 million in grants. That’s a tradeoff our state and our economy simply cannot afford.”
Join the fight to Save Pell: http://bit.ly/savepellnow
