[COVID-19\Student Debt Emergency Relief Act]
Congresswoman Pressley. “Our $1.6 trillion student debt crisis stands in the way of any meaningful economic recovery effort during and after this pandemic, which is why we must cancel student loan debt in order to jumpstart the economy.”
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NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
NAACP ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL EXPANSION TO SUPPORT POLICY AND ADVOCACY PRIORITIES
[NAACP Expansion]
Leon Russell: “Civil rights advocacy requires more robust engagement in public policy. We are embarking on a relentless pursuit to position the Association to be more agile and responsive in the face of the serious challenges confronting communities of color.”
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CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE PELL GRANT RESTORATION LEGISLATION FOR STUDENT VICTIMS OF PREDATORY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES
[Education News]
Senator Elizabeth Warren: “Students who get cheated by a predatory, for-profit college should not lose their Pell Grant eligibility. I’m glad to reintroduce this bill with Representatives Hayes, Scanlon, and McBath because our government should not be punishing students for getting scammed.”
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INTERNATIONAL TEACHER’S GROUP CONDEMNS TRUMP OVER RACIST “GO BACK” ATTACKS ON U.S. CONGRESSWOMEN
[Education News]
Education International, the global body representing the world’s teachers, voted unanimously Thursday to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s racist assault on four women members of the U.S. Congress and pledged to support American unions in their fight to defeat him in 2020.
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