SCOTUS (wrongly) decided—and this is the important part—that @POTUS' administration specifically cannot use the HEROES Act to broadly cancel student debt.🙅♀️
BUT WAIT—@POTUS has other tools! And recently, he committed to using the Higher Education Act to do it!🕺#TodaysVoicesTues
In ONE HOUR, join us for a #TodaysVoicesTues to dive into SCOTUS' decision to block #StudentDebt cancellation and @POTUS' plans to bring borrowers relief moving forward!
I have over $200k of education debt because I grew up poor and believed in the American Dream.
This country profits from selling poor kids high interest rate edu loans.
Corrupt justices who accept lavish gifts sided with the rich and powerful over hard-working Americans.
STATEMENT: We are disheartened by this news. We resolutely call on President Biden to cancel student debt by any means necessary by utilizing every alternative authority available to him. He must take action before the federal student loan payment pause ends on August 31.
We wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that tomorrow is one year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. And also, remind everyone that #Abortion is an essential part of health care that everyone deserves access to! https://t.co/VDJ6KRXbWh
"A veteran progressive policy advocate and nonprofit director...Kyra deGruy Kennedy says she wants to bring her 'lived experience and policy experience' to the state Capitol..."
Check her out!!! #copolitics
https://t.co/15o0eHIfv6 via @colo_politics
CDHE added 7 new designations to its Hunger Free and Healthy Minds campuses list! Executive Director @AngiePaccione said, “We must do a better job of setting our students up for success, and it starts with addressing food insecurity and mental health.” https://t.co/zGGdNkI9j4.
Colorado didn't pass legislature requiring the Free Application for Student Financial Aid for high school graduates this year. Advocates are planning for the future. Read the story at @ChalkbeatCO https://t.co/5fX3r2Q9PB. #FAFSA#FinancialAid
Sarah Staron of #YICO represented YI at the All American City Workshop: Innovative Models for Increasing Political Participation where she discussed our strategies for engaging youth in elections and beyond!
Sarah Staron of #YICO attended @thealliancecntr legacy celebration! She connected with advocates from across the state and heard from @SenatorHick and Former Governor @billritterjr on health equity and sustainable workforce opportunities! #COPolitics
#YICO YAB member, Kaitlyn Tollefson, attended the bill signing for CO SB23-004, a bill they testified for, which increases #MentalHealth support for students.
Thank you, bill sponsor @dafna_m, for championing increasing Mental Health access for young people! #COPolitics#COLeg
#YICO's Sarah Staron attended the bill signing for HB23-1243!
This bill requires robust community engagement in identifying local health equity priorities for hospital community benefit spending & strengthens reporting measures which helps bridge #HealthCare gaps in CO! #COLeg