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President Bush is expected to address problems in the nation’s economy while hailing the state of the union as strong tonight, but for Americans worrying about how to make ends meet, the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to numbers compiled today by the Campaign for America’s Future.

WASHINGTON – Congress sent the College Cost Reduction and Access Act to the president yesterday for his signature, providing the largest increase in student aid since the G.I. Bill. more »

Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., y Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., se unieron ayer con Robert Borosage, co-director del Campaign for America's Future, y Brent Wilkes, director ejecutivo de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos, para una conferencia instando al Congreso a que tome medidas para bajar los obstáculos financieros a la universidad y asegurar que estudiantes hispanos con meritos no sean negados la educación superior porque no pueden costear los gastos.

WASHINGTON - College is getting priced out of the reach of more Latino students, according to a new report released by the Campaign for America's Future today. The full cost of college for one year at a public university now consumes one third of the annual median household income for Hispanics compared to one-quarter of annual median household income for a non-Hispanic, white family.

WASHINGTON -- Responding to public outrage about soaring college costs, a sharp rise in college loan interest rates and cuts to federal college aid programs, many organizations and activists are mobilizing voters across the nation to make college affordability a critical issue in November’s midterm elections. more »

WASHINGTON - With millions of students back in school, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., joined Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage on a teleconference call today calling on Congress to reverse the raid on student aid and ensure that deserving students are not priced out of college.

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WASHINGTON -- Students across the nation will have to pay thousands more in college loans beginning Saturday, according to a series of reports released today by the research arm of the Campaign for America’s Future. more »

WASHINGTON -- Responding to public outrage about higher student loan rates and the rising cost of college, a wide range of organizations and activists representing millions of students, parents and recent college graduates are pushing to repeal recent cuts to student aid programs and increase supports to pay for college. more »

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WASHINGTON – Alabama students could have to pay $1761 more for college loans if Congress passes a measure next week to cut spending, according to a new report released today by the Institute for America’s Future.

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