USSA, Campus Progress and USPIRG are working on a campaign to get a bill that would increase Pell Grant funding passed through Congress. As many of us know intimately, debt is one of the most pressing economic issues of our generation and the rising cost of education is a huge part of this.
Getting a college degree is more important than ever, but students have to assume too much debt to pay for it. Increasing federal Pell grant aid will help students rely less on federal loans to pay for college.Both President Obama and the House proposed a massive $40 billion dollar increase in student Pell grants. Now it is up to the Senate to invest in students.
Big lenders have spent millions fighting this proposal, which cuts wasteful lender subsidies from the federal government, and uses the $87 billion in savings to make college more affordable. To ensure that the Senate prioritizes students over banks, we need to Raise Some Pell!
During the week of October 5 - 9, USSA, USPIRG and Campus Progress are asking young people to call, fax, and tweet their senators to demonstrate massive grassroots support for more Pell grant aid.
The link to take action is here. You can also sign the Student Wall of Debt, to show how much debt our generation really has.
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Not only that, the rules and regulations restricting Pell Grants lock out many deserving students.