U.S. PIRG: College students overpaying for campus debit cards
The Baltimore Sun Monday, June 4, 2012Eileen AmbroseOne more reason why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureauneeds to look at prepaid debit cards:College students are finding their scarce dollars...
View ArticleCampus debit cards can carry downsides
U.S. PIRG The Washington Post Saturday, June 2, 2012Michelle SingletaryI like debit cards. They are better in many ways than credit cards, but you can still quickly get into trouble if you’re not...
View ArticleStudents Lose When Financial Aid Goes Onto Fee-Laden Debit Cards
U.S. PIRG Time Magazine Thursday, May 31, 2012MARTHA C. WHITEThought the student loan crisis was bad as it is? Now add hefty fees into that mix. Providers say students can avoid the fees that pile up...
View ArticleVictory for Students.
Latest NewsTuesday, July 3, 2012Maryland PIRG StudentsWe did it.Over 7 million students will save an average of $1,000 in loan repayments, helping us become the next generation of teachers, doctors,...
View ArticlePresident Signs Bill Preventing Student Loan Interest Rates from Doubling
For Immediate Release Friday, July 6, 2012Statement of Rich Williams, Higher Education Advocate, on the signing of bipartisan legislation to prevent subsidized Stafford student loan interest rates...
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STUDENTS CALL FOR SENATE TO REJECT STUDENT LOAN DEAL
For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 24, 2013Today, college students spoke out to urge Senators to reject the pending student loan deal, which may come up for a vote in the Senate as early as this...
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Private Loans, Public Complaints
Release date: Thursday, October 24, 2013Private Loans, Public Complaints vMD102413.pdfThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established in 2010 in the wake of the worst financial crisis...
View ArticleNew Report Identifies Most Troublesome Private Lenders to Students
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 24, 2013Emily ScarrThousands of American students are using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) public Consumer Complaints Database to settle...
View ArticleHow students are engaging textbook companies in a duel against high prices,...
U.S. PIRG Make Textbooks Affordable Deseret News National Thursday, October 16, 2014Deborah SuttonBefore entering the classroom of an intro-level economics course, students get a real-life experience...
View ArticleREPORT: Open Textbooks: The Billion-Dollar Solution
For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 24, 2015Ethan SenackWashington, DC (February 24th) – Today, a report released by the Student PIRGs shows that open textbooks – an alternative to the traditional...
View ArticlePutting a Dent in College Costs With Open-Source Textbooks
Student PIRGs Make Textbooks Affordable The New York Times Thursday, February 26, 2015Ann CarrnsCollege students could save an average of $128 a course if traditional textbooks were replaced with free...
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Save Student Aid
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View ArticleWhy McGraw-Hill Is Offering $100 for Your #usedtextbookproblems
Student PIRGs Make Textbooks Affordable Huffington Post Tuesday, June 9, 2015Ethan Senack"Someone highlighted the entire chapter... #usedtextbookproblems ----> Share yours for a change to win...
View ArticleDURBIN, FRANKEN, KING INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HELP MAKE COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 7, 2015Ethan Senack[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Al Franken (D-MN) and Angus King (I-ME) today introduced legislation designed to help...
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UMD MaryPIRG presents textbook campaign at White House
MaryPIRG Students Affordable Higher EducationMake Textbooks Affordable The Diamondback Wednesday, March 2, 2016Kimberly EscobarTom Klotz said he felt almost childlike when he found out that the...
View ArticleMaryPIRG brings Mayor Patrick Wojahn to first meeting, lays out plans for...
Affordable Higher EducationCampaign Against Hunger and HomelessnessMake Textbooks AffordableNew Voters ProjectOur Democracy The Diamondback Thursday, February 11, 2016Zach MelvinWhen MaryPIRG, the...
View ArticleMaryPIRG, professors look for solution to high textbook costs
Affordable Higher EducationMake Textbooks Affordable The Diamondback Tuesday, February 23, 2016Naomi GrantScott Roberts first became frustrated with the textbook market in 2010 when he had to update...
View ArticleKeep Pell Funding for Pell Grants
For Immediate Release Thursday, June 9, 2016Ethan SenackA statement from Student PIRGs Higher Education Advocate, Ethan Senack, following the Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill markup and passage in the...
View ArticleNew Study: Hunger May Threaten Nearly Half of All College Students
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 5, 2016Earlier today, a group of campus-based organizations released results from the nation’s most comprehensive survey to date on food insecurity on college...
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