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  USSA’s 65th Annual National Student Congress! Join us!

  Click here for more information, registration dates, and costs. See you in Madison, Wisconsin

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  We want to hear your story! #Dontdoublemyrate

  If you have student debt or think funding for higher education is a problem, read the criteria below, check the helpful tips and then send your story to our Legislative Director Getachew Kass at leg@usstudents.org with the subject line “My story #dontdoublemyrate”

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  Martha Obermiller “President Obama talks to Boulder Students”

  “President Obama related to the students personally emphasizing the fact that he has walked in our shoes as students admitting to have only finished paying off his student debt eight years prior.” -Martha Obermiller

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  Student Debt- Corporate and Legislative Demands, Join the Movement!

  USSA and SLAP have been working on a two part campaign to burst the education bubble. Click on the picture to find out how you and your campus can get through.

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  The 43nd Annual Grassroots Legislative Conference & National Student Lobby Day

  Find out more about Leg Con!

Get Engaged!

Bring a GROW to your campus

A series of presentations, exercises, & discussions which will increase the effectiveness of your student organizing.

Bring a EAT to your campus

A comprehensive training to give students the skills to register, educate and mobilize their campuses for elections.

National Grassroots Legislative Conference

Learn new skills in student advocacy, network, and lobby federal elected representatives on student issues.

National Student Congress

Network with peers from around the country and have an official voice in the leadership & legislative priority of USSA.

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NJ Students Speak with Legislators over #Don’tDoubleMyRate

Last week, New Jersey United Students brought students out to 4 events with federal legislators on the issue of extending the low interest rates on Stafford Loans. This was part of the #Don’tDoubleMyRate campaign, a national push by the United States Student Association to stop rates from doubling on July 1. On Thursday, May 3, [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Stafford Loan Interest Rates

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2012   Contact: Getachew Kassa 202.640.6570 ext. 577 | leg@usstudents.org Student Loan Interest Rate Freeze Fails to Pass the Senate   Washington, DC- Today, S. 2343 – the bill entitled Stop Loan Interest Rate Hike of 2012, authored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) failed in a Senate procedural vote. The one-year [...]

Amplifying the Student Voice! Don’tDoubleMyRate!

Thank you for partnering with us as we schedule the lobby visits for next week. This email has includes the lobby kit and the instructions for scheduling lobby visits for next week. In addition, we have updated the toolkit asking the Senate to pass the bill by Senator Harry Reid that was introduced on April [...]