We’re excited to announce that we will be reorganizing @GENupK12 and @GENupCollegiate into a single branch! This merger will help us more efficiently achieve our goals of fighting for student voices across California and the nation.
Financial aid can be daunting for all students, especially for undocumented students that are asked a variety of forms. #AB1540 will streamline the process and integrate the AB 540 affidavit within the #CADreamAct application!
It is imperative that the financial aid process is simplified to make higher education accessible and affordable for undocumented students!!#AB1540 aims to streamline the process for students. (@castudentaid )
#AB1540 will simplify the financial aid process for undocumented students by embedding the AB 540 affidavit into the #CADreamAct application. The process can be confusing + discourages students from applying to financial aid. This is why #AB1540 is important for students like us!
"Student debt in the United States has reached staggering levels... Like so many other decisions we’ve seen come out of the Supreme Court this year, this ruling disproportionately affects people of color and further perpetuates social and economic inequality.”
California Dream Act students face needless administrative barriers to financial aid. #AB1540 will simplify the system and help more Californians pay for college.
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#AB1540 by @asmmikefong is being heard today in the Assembly Higher Ed Committee! We are proud to support this bill to remove unnecessary administrative barriers to CA Dream Act students accessing financial aid
We need your help supporting AB 1630! This bill would help create affordable student housing near college campuses. Currently, it's at risk of being held in committee. Take 5 minutes today to tell @BuffyWicks to bring it to a hearing next week at https://t.co/a4fA8h6JCE
URGENT ACTION:
The #StudentHousingCrisisAct needs your help! AB 1630 needs to be heard in Committee, but without pressure it won’t!
Please use the pre-written letter and calling tools to urge your legislator: #HearAB1630!
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This bill would ensure that we as college students grow and learn in a learning environment that will give us our most basic needs from food to education to our overall well-being.
We at GENup are excited to share that Assemblymember Maienschein ( @BMaienschein )has introduced AB456, which is our GENup Collegiate-written bill to establish a campus mental health hotline on every college campus.
ICYMI: The application for student loan debt relief is now available online. This program will provide up to $20k in student loan debt relief for eligible borrowers. The application closes Dec 31, 2023: https://t.co/5U160DorPJ
Today, State Supt. @TonyThurmond gave remarks at @GENupUS's virtual Policy Celebration Banquet. Students at GENup, authored, sponsored, supported, and/or advocated for nearly 30 bills pertaining to K-12 education in CA that were signed into law!
We are just a month away from the #CaliforniaElection!
Register to vote or update your registration status to earn #BallotBowl points! https://t.co/oRAZu9L1yX #GOTV 🗳🎉
It’s October the start of the college and financial aid applications. California let’s go #Allin4FinancialAid and ensure students have 💵 for college 🎓! Check out the great resources for LEAs and advocates:
Thank you @CAGovernor@GavinNewsom for signing #AB1705! This critical legislation will help ensure that CA community college students don’t get derailed from their educational goals by unnecessary remedial classes #EducationEquity