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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. read 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.

The affordability of college is on a steady decline, especially for low-income and minority high-school graduates, according to a new study released today by the Renewing Schools, Securing Our Future National Task Force on Public Education, sponsored by the Center for American Progress and the Institute for America’s Future.