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Students Applaud Major Investments in Obama's Budget, Express Concern for LEAP Elimination - February 1, 2010
Today, President Obama released his proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2011, which continues his administration’s commitment to college affordability by increasing education spending by 7.5 percent. The budget proposes the transition of the Pell Grant to an entitlement program, strengthens the new Income-Based Repayment program, and makes key investments in community colleges and minority-serving institutions through the American Graduation Initiative. Additionally, the budget advances student aid reform policies found in the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (HR 3221).
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USSA Response to the State of the Union - January 27, 2010
Immediately after President Obama’s State of the Union Address, United
States Student Association President Gregory Cendana issued the
following statement:
“The United States Student Association (USSA) applauds President Obama’s
emphasis on higher education in his first State of the Union address.
It is essential for the federal government to prioritize college
affordability at a time when almost two-thirds of all four-year college
graduates leave school an average of over $23,000 in debt into the
worst job market on record for young people. Hopefully, his strong
support for student aid reform will ignite action in the Senate and
help to pass a companion bill to the historic Student Aid and Fiscal
Responsibility Act, which passed the House of Representatives in
September.
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Student Loan Income-Based Repayment Program Strengthened Under New Proposal - January 27, 2010
In an effort to help college graduates ease their mounting student loan debt, the Middle Class Task Force, chaired by Vice President Joe Biden, proposed yesterday to strengthen the Income-Based Repayment Program (IBR) that went into effect last July. IBR was established in the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, a bill that the United States Student Association (USSA) played a key role in supporting.
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Unity through Education and Engagement - January 16, 2010
By Dulce Juarez, USSA Intern
“We must all learn to live together as brothers. Or we will all perish together as fools” – Martin Luther King Jr.
The other day I was in the car, on my way to the USSA office, while I listened to the Democracy Now radio show. The topic?……..Drum roll please….. White Supremacist militia groups!
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Have You Written Your Page in History? - January 14, 2010
"I thought that this was hands down
the best conference concerning issues that face us students. I would
definitely suggest this conference to other schools." -2009 LegCon participant
2010
has the potential of being a historic year for higher education.
Imagine, a federal student aid system that prioritizes college
affordability over bank subsidies, the college doors thrown open for
thousands of deserving undocumented students, and state leaders valuing
higher education in both campaign speeches and budgets. Sound like
fiction? Only if we fail to act!
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New FAFSA is Simpler, Better for Students - January 11, 2010
Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan unveiled the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, which includes many student-friendly revisions. Reforming the financial aid form has been a priority for the Obama Administration and congressional leaders working to simplify the process of applying to college.
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