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Congress Should Repeal the Ban on Pell Grants
Twenty-five years ago, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 banned incarcerated students from accessing Pell Grants and essentially gutted higher education opportunities in prison. The federal Pell Grant program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate students in order to promote access to postsecondary education; anyone... -
Tell Congress We're Still in on the Paris Climate Agreement
Congress has a chance to bar federal funds from being used in withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. Tell them you're still in the fight against climate change! -
Don't Let the Trump Administration Roll Back Criminal Justice Reform
The Trump administration wants to force federal job applicants to divulge information on their participation in programs that help people avoid prison. Don't let that happen. -
REPORT: Pro-Voter Reforms Were Key to Young Americans Voting in the 2018 Elections
Using the AVR and preregistration programs in Oregon and California as examples, along with new data from the 2018 midterm elections, this report illustrates the success these policies have had in registering eligible young people to vote and increasing their civic participation. -
In the 2018 Midterms Young People Expanded the Electorate and Reshaped Legislatures to Look More Like America
The 2018 midterm elections demonstrated the opportunity for young voters to fundamentally expand and reshape the electorate to be more diverse and progressive, as well as their ability to dramatically change the values of elected bodies.
We seize power for our generation.
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Think the President is a criminal justice reformer? Think again. His administration is quietly making it harder for… https://t.co/9YlPxQNgJt
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RT @LeslieMarshall: New @progvoice Podcast (4/17/19): 'Juvenile Justice System' by guest hosts @BrentJCohen and @CharlatAnne of @genprogres…
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RT @genprogress: Dear Congress, we want:
- Our right to vote
- Common-sense gun laws
- Criminal justice reforms
- Protecting DACA
- Climate…
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RT @DefendOurFuture: Young people across the country and are demanding their elected officials take bold action on climate change. That's w…
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Think the President is a criminal justice reformer? Think again. His administration is quietly making it harder for… https://t.co/s2KzX2T666
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RT @BrittBee_13: Asking people whether they ever participated in diversion programs defeats the whole purpose of a service designed to prot…
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Here's a list of lawmakers taking 💰from the @NRA: https://t.co/3rNAuTgera https://t.co/GNhH0fJPdF
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If it's Wednesday, it's the #GPTakeover of the @LeslieMarshall Show! Today we chat about the juvenile justice syste… https://t.co/b1XctsADUr