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Dec. 27, 2021
Tweet - "This spring, I called Chris. We both graduated from the University of Houston (Go Cougars!). But my degree cost $50 a semester, and 8 years after graduating, he still owed $40,000. President Biden must #CancelStudentDebt to start to fix this broken system."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 22, 2021
Warren, Schumer, Pressley Applaud Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause, Reiterate Calls for Biden to Cancel Student Debt
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 22, 2021
Pressley, Warren, Schumer Applaud Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause, Continue Calls for Biden to Cancel Student Debt
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 22, 2021
Tweet - "I'm deeply grateful for everyone who joined this fight, called on the administration to extend the pause, and got this done. Raising your voice matters. It's how we make change, and it's how we're going to take the next step to #CancelStudentDebt."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - DUCKWORTH JOINS BOOKER, EIGHT DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES IN CALLING ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUSPEND WAGE GARNISHMENT OF STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez, Booker Call on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 19, 2021
Pressley Responds to Manchin Announcement Refusing to Support Build Back Better Act
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez and Booker Join Democratic Senate and House Colleagues in Urging Education Secretary to Provide Guidance to Parents on Gun Storage Safety
Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cardin, Van Hollen and Garamendi Urge U.S. Secretary of Education to Include Peace Corps Volunteers in new Student Loan Relief
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Following Oxford High School Shooting, Van Hollen, Murphy, Thompson, Stabenow, Peters, Blumenthal, Slotkin Urge Department Of Education To Issue Guidance On Safe Gun Storage
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Assistant Speaker Clark, Senator Merkley Introduce Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 School in America
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Our students' success is about more than test scores -- they need social & emotional support to thrive. Proud to introduce the Elementary & Secondary School Counseling Act with @SenJeffMerkley to provide mental health services in school & promote the long term health of students."
Rep. Katherine Clark
Dec. 8, 2021
Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Warren, Congresswoman Pressley Release New Analysis Showing That Resuming Student Loan Payments Will Strip $85 Billion From The Economy In 2022
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Dec. 8, 2021
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Student Loan Forgiveness
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
Dec. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
Dec. 2, 2021
Rep. Pressley Continues Pushing President Biden to Cancel Student Debt
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Nov. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 19, 2021
MOULTON STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Rep. Seth Moulton
Nov. 19, 2021
Trahan Votes to Advance Build Back Better Act, Deliver for Massachusetts Families
Rep. Lori Trahan
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 16, 2021
Letter to The Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chair Committee on Appropriation; Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair Committee on Appropriations - Funding for Students with Disabilities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 10, 2021
Congresswoman Trahan Highlights Historic Child Care Investments at Little Sprouts in Methuen
Rep. Lori Trahan
Nov. 3, 2021
Tweet - "20 years after taking out student loans, the typical white borrower owes about 5% of their debt. The typical Black borrower owes about 95%. Because of the wealth gap & systemic discrimination, Black students go into more debt & have a harder time paying it. #CancelStudentDebt"
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Nov. 2, 2021
Letter to Hon. Cardona Secretary Department of Education - Simplify and Expand Student Loan Discharge Options
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 30, 2021
Senators Markey, Van Hollen, and Rep. Meng Applaud the Inclusion of Emergency Connectivity Funding in Build Back Better Framework
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 28, 2021
NEW Report: Fight for Forgiveness: Massachusetts' Public Servants Struggle to Navigate Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 25, 2021
Senator Markey Highlights $1.3 Billion in Additional Requests for Emergency Connectivity Funds for Schools and Libraries, Another $269 Million Awarded
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States; Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Childcare/Education in Build Back Better
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
Guthrie Reintroduces the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
Trahan, Guthrie Introduce the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Rep. Lori Trahan
Oct. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary - Treasury Must Equip Public Schools to Help Distribute Funds to Families
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Oct. 12, 2021
Senator Markey: Latest Round of Federal Funding to Deliver another $1.1 Billion to Connect Students to the Internet During Pandemic
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 8, 2021
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing October 2021 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Pressley, Omar, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Release Student Debt Cancellation Memo
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Oct. 6, 2021
STCC Received $7.35 Million in Grants to Enhance STEM Education
Rep. Richard Neal
Oct. 4, 2021
Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee Welcomes Congressman Neal to New Pavilion Groundbreaking
Rep. Richard Neal
Sept. 23, 2021
RELEASE: Following Auchincloss Letter, Treasury Announces Broad Eligibility for $175 million in ARP Funds for Massachusetts
Rep. Jake Auchincloss
Sept. 22, 2021
Trahan Statement on Upcoming Hearing on College Athletes' Name, Image, and Likeness Rights
Rep. Lori Trahan
Sept. 14, 2021
Letter to Secretary Miguel Cardinal, US Department of Education - Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Letter Urging the Department of Education to Continue to Bolster Federal and State Oversight of Student Loan Servicers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education; and Suzanne Goldberg, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of Department of Education - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley, and Moore Lead 55 Members in Urging Department of Education to Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title IX in October
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Trahan, Hayes, Bustos Lead Reintroduction of Teacher Pipeline Legislation
Rep. Lori Trahan
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of Army Corps of Engineers - Markey, Warren Call on Army Corps of Engineers to Include Project Labor Agreement Option for MIT Lincoln Lab Modernization
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Senators Markey and Van Hollen, Rep. Meng Highlight More Than $5.1 Billion in Requests for Emergency Connectivity Funds for Schools and Libraries
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Wilson Reintroduces the Quality Higher Education Act
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Van Hollen, Markey, Meng Highlight More Than $5.1 Billion in Requests for Emergency Connectivity Funds for Schools and Libraries
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 24, 2021
Pressley Statement on Massachusetts School Mask Mandate
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Aug. 24, 2021
Pressley Statement on Massachusetts School Mask Mandate
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Aug. 20, 2021
McGovern, MassEdCO Announce $11.3 Million Award from U.S. Department of Education
Rep. Jim McGovern
Date
Title
Politician
Dec. 27, 2021
Tweet - "This spring, I called Chris. We both graduated from the University of Houston (Go Cougars!). But my degree cost $50 a semester, and 8 years after graduating, he still owed $40,000. President Biden must #CancelStudentDebt to start to fix this broken system."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 22, 2021
Warren, Schumer, Pressley Applaud Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause, Reiterate Calls for Biden to Cancel Student Debt
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 22, 2021
Pressley, Warren, Schumer Applaud Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause, Continue Calls for Biden to Cancel Student Debt
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 22, 2021
Tweet - "I'm deeply grateful for everyone who joined this fight, called on the administration to extend the pause, and got this done. Raising your voice matters. It's how we make change, and it's how we're going to take the next step to #CancelStudentDebt."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - DUCKWORTH JOINS BOOKER, EIGHT DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES IN CALLING ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUSPEND WAGE GARNISHMENT OF STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez, Booker Call on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 19, 2021
Pressley Responds to Manchin Announcement Refusing to Support Build Back Better Act
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez and Booker Join Democratic Senate and House Colleagues in Urging Education Secretary to Provide Guidance to Parents on Gun Storage Safety
Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cardin, Van Hollen and Garamendi Urge U.S. Secretary of Education to Include Peace Corps Volunteers in new Student Loan Relief
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Following Oxford High School Shooting, Van Hollen, Murphy, Thompson, Stabenow, Peters, Blumenthal, Slotkin Urge Department Of Education To Issue Guidance On Safe Gun Storage
Rep.Jake Auchincloss, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Assistant Speaker Clark, Senator Merkley Introduce Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 School in America
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Our students' success is about more than test scores -- they need social & emotional support to thrive. Proud to introduce the Elementary & Secondary School Counseling Act with @SenJeffMerkley to provide mental health services in school & promote the long term health of students."
Rep.Katherine Clark
Dec. 8, 2021
Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Warren, Congresswoman Pressley Release New Analysis Showing That Resuming Student Loan Payments Will Strip $85 Billion From The Economy In 2022
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Dec. 8, 2021
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Student Loan Forgiveness
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
Dec. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
Dec. 2, 2021
Rep. Pressley Continues Pushing President Biden to Cancel Student Debt
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Nov. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 19, 2021
MOULTON STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Rep.Seth Moulton
Nov. 19, 2021
Trahan Votes to Advance Build Back Better Act, Deliver for Massachusetts Families
Rep.Lori Trahan
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 16, 2021
Letter to The Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chair Committee on Appropriation; Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair Committee on Appropriations - Funding for Students with Disabilities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 10, 2021
Congresswoman Trahan Highlights Historic Child Care Investments at Little Sprouts in Methuen
Rep.Lori Trahan
Nov. 3, 2021
Tweet - "20 years after taking out student loans, the typical white borrower owes about 5% of their debt. The typical Black borrower owes about 95%. Because of the wealth gap & systemic discrimination, Black students go into more debt & have a harder time paying it. #CancelStudentDebt"
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Nov. 2, 2021
Letter to Hon. Cardona Secretary Department of Education - Simplify and Expand Student Loan Discharge Options
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 30, 2021
Senators Markey, Van Hollen, and Rep. Meng Applaud the Inclusion of Emergency Connectivity Funding in Build Back Better Framework
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 28, 2021
NEW Report: Fight for Forgiveness: Massachusetts' Public Servants Struggle to Navigate Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 25, 2021
Senator Markey Highlights $1.3 Billion in Additional Requests for Emergency Connectivity Funds for Schools and Libraries, Another $269 Million Awarded
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States; Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Childcare/Education in Build Back Better
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
Guthrie Reintroduces the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
Trahan, Guthrie Introduce the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Rep.Lori Trahan
Oct. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary - Treasury Must Equip Public Schools to Help Distribute Funds to Families
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Oct. 12, 2021
Senator Markey: Latest Round of Federal Funding to Deliver another $1.1 Billion to Connect Students to the Internet During Pandemic
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 8, 2021
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing October 2021 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Pressley, Omar, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Release Student Debt Cancellation Memo
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Oct. 6, 2021
STCC Received $7.35 Million in Grants to Enhance STEM Education
Rep.Richard Neal
Oct. 4, 2021
Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee Welcomes Congressman Neal to New Pavilion Groundbreaking
Rep.Richard Neal
Sept. 23, 2021
RELEASE: Following Auchincloss Letter, Treasury Announces Broad Eligibility for $175 million in ARP Funds for Massachusetts
Rep.Jake Auchincloss
Sept. 22, 2021
Trahan Statement on Upcoming Hearing on College Athletes' Name, Image, and Likeness Rights
Rep.Lori Trahan
Sept. 14, 2021
Letter to Secretary Miguel Cardinal, US Department of Education - Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Letter Urging the Department of Education to Continue to Bolster Federal and State Oversight of Student Loan Servicers
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education; and Suzanne Goldberg, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of Department of Education - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley, and Moore Lead 55 Members in Urging Department of Education to Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title IX in October
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Trahan, Hayes, Bustos Lead Reintroduction of Teacher Pipeline Legislation
Rep.Lori Trahan
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of Army Corps of Engineers - Markey, Warren Call on Army Corps of Engineers to Include Project Labor Agreement Option for MIT Lincoln Lab Modernization
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Senators Markey and Van Hollen, Rep. Meng Highlight More Than $5.1 Billion in Requests for Emergency Connectivity Funds for Schools and Libraries
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Wilson Reintroduces the Quality Higher Education Act
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Aug. 25, 2021
Van Hollen, Markey, Meng Highlight More Than $5.1 Billion in Requests for Emergency Connectivity Funds for Schools and Libraries
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 24, 2021
Pressley Statement on Massachusetts School Mask Mandate
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Aug. 24, 2021
Pressley Statement on Massachusetts School Mask Mandate
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Aug. 20, 2021
McGovern, MassEdCO Announce $11.3 Million Award from U.S. Department of Education
Rep.Jim McGovern
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