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It’s time for Pennsylvania Promise — a plan to make higher education affordable in the Commonwealth. #PApromise #PApromisehighered #affordablecollegenow PApromise.org

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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 29/06/2026
When higher education is affordable, our entire society benefits. #AffordableCollegeNow www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Free Tuition for Adult Community College Learners
A Milken Institute report finds tuition support for adult learners at two-year institutions could improve retention, increase credential completion and boost earnings.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 15/06/2026
The Pennsylvania House today passed the PA Promise bill — the first time a college-promise program has passed a chamber here in the Commonwealth. 🎉 #PApromise #AffordableCollegeNow
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 12/06/2026
The Pennsylvania House moved the Pennsylvania Promise bill (House Bill 2084) through second consideration this week. Watch the full debate, starting at 4:26:10: www.youtube.com/live/GybL7Fj... #PApromise #AffordableCollegeNow
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House Session -- June 10, 2026
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 10/06/2026
"But perhaps the most salient finding of the survey involves the barriers that might keep those who intend to enroll from following through. More than 80 percent of respondents identified cost as a hurdle to further education." —Chronicle of Higher Education www.chronicle.com/article/more...
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More Than 40 Million Adults Plan to Pursue Education. Here’s What Stops Them.
The cost of college and the availability of courses are major obstacles, a new survey shows.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 03/06/2026
" ... A variety of factors may contribute to the heightened eviction risk faced by older student parents, including the financial challenges of returning to college while balancing rising housing and childcare costs," Inside Higher Ed reports. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Older Student Parents More Likely to Face Evictions
New America report finds older student parents face eviction filing rates double those of their nonstudent peers, highlighting the need for stronger housing and financial support.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 02/06/2026
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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FAFSA Submitters Can Now See Their Results Immediately
Students who fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will now be able to get feedback on their eligibility for grants and loans immediately, thanks to a user experience update the platfo...
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 28/05/2026
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Swarthmore Promises Free Tuition for Families Under $200K
Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania is the latest institution to promise free tuition to any student whose family earns under a certain income threshold.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 28/05/2026
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Kutztown University launches tuition-free special education certification program
The school announced the launch of an accelerated, tuition-free certification pathway designed to prepare more highly qualified educators, faster.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 13/05/2026
"Saving for retirement and going back to school were the most commonly delayed life events. But loans have also held people back from buying a home, purchasing a car and even getting married," Axios reports. #AffordableCollegeNow www.axios.com/2026/05/12/s...
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Student loan debt is delaying life milestones for young Americans
Gen Z was the most likely to put off life events because of student loan strain.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 12/05/2026
"Half of all student loan borrowers reported that they have delayed at least one significant life event—such as buying a car, saving for retirement or getting married—because of their student loans," @insidehighered.com reports. #FundPAfuture #AffordableCollegeNow #PApromise
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As AI Use Spreads, Graduates Say Their Degree Was Worth It
Lumina and Gallup’s annual survey of alumni shows they are confident about their decision to go to college, but believe the cost is no longer fair and that their debt is hindering big life decisions.
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AFT @aft.org · 06/05/2026
Students want to continue their education but being saddled by debt is pushing them to the brink. That’s a flawed system that doesn’t reward hard work or value the opportunity of an education. Education policy is failing our students. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Why Students Take on Debt—and What It Reveals
A new Trellis Strategies report finds that many students are using loans to cover rising living costs while juggling work, caregiving and financial uncertainty.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 06/05/2026
"With the overall cost of living on the rise, many students said their borrowing is driven as much by basic needs as by tuition." —@insidehighered.com
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Why Students Take on Debt—and What It Reveals
A new Trellis Strategies report finds that many students are using loans to cover rising living costs while juggling work, caregiving and financial uncertainty.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 01/05/2026
Pitt regional campuses to offer free tuition for students of families making $75K or less: triblive.com/local/westmo...
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Pitt regional campuses to offer free tuition for students of families making $75K or less
Pennsylvania residents whose households make $75,000 or less will be eligible to attend a University of Pittsburgh branch campus tuition-free. Pitt on Thursday announced its Regional Campus Tuition Pl...
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APSCUF @apscuf.org · 25/04/2026
APSCUF chapters brought completed @papromise.org postcards to legislatively assembly for future presentation to the governor. The cards contain messages about the importance of making higher education affordable through the PA Promise plan.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 15/04/2026
OK, Pennsylvania! Now it's time to fund Pennsylvania's future with the #PApromise. #AffordableCollegeNow www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Maine’s Free College Program Is Here to Stay
The fate of the state’s free community college program hung in the balance. But after fierce advocacy efforts from college leaders and students, Augusta is permanently funding it.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 07/04/2026
The experience could be even more positive, if we had #AffordableCollegeNow through the #PApromise. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Financial Strain Shapes Student Experience
A Trellis Strategies survey finds that many students struggle with basic needs and debt but still view college as key to a better future.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 30/03/2026
" ... Framing the student debt crisis as a civil rights issue simply reflects a larger truth: economic barriers to education can limit people’s ability to fully participate in American life." —Dr. Jamal Watson, author of "The Student Debt Crisis" hope.temple.edu/jamal-watson...
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Who Gets to Go to College? Rethinking Student Debt as a Civil Rights Issue
We spoke with Dr. Watson about why he believes the student debt crisis demands a new moral framework.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 24/03/2026
“If a college education is available and affordable, students go," @apscuf.org President @kmmash.bsky.social said on an episode of "Behind the Headlines" this month.
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Behind the Headlines March 2026 APSCUF segment
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 24/03/2026
"It’s time to aid students who, while attempting to work their way through college, are instead participating in an unsustainable mutation of that noble practice, taking on full-time school, full-time employment, and crushing debt." —Assoc. Prof. Patrick McGinty, Slippery Rock University
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Patrick McGinty: Pennsylvania Promise seeks to carry on local legacy
When high school seniors across the city return to class from their spring breaks, the countdowns will begin. Only 50 school days left. Three more Monday alarm clocks. Two more final bells. Unfortunat...
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 17/03/2026
If you're at East Stroudsburg University today, stop by to sign a postcard telling the governor why you support the #PApromise to make #AffordableCollegeNow. Event details: www.papromise.org/events Can't make it? Sign a virtual postcard at PApromise.org/postcard.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 12/03/2026
Yet another reason we need the #PApromise. www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
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Pitt, other state-related universities say flat state funding will lead to tuition hikes
In what has become a sort of academic tradition in the higher education sector, leaders of Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities came to Harrisburg on Wednesday, seeking to convince legislato...
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 05/03/2026
At Millersville University today? Come sign a postcard telling the governor why you support the #PApromise for #AffordableCollegeNow. Details at www.papromise.org/events. Can’t make it? Sign a virtual postcard at PApromise.org/postcard.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 04/03/2026
If you're at PennWest Clarion, PennWest Edinboro, Shippensburg University, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, or East Stroudsburg University today, come sign a postcard telling the governor why you support #PApromise legislation to make #AffordableCollegeNow. Find events: www.papromise.org/events
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 03/03/2026
Several @apscuf.org chapters are hosting postcard-signing events this week. Stop by and tell the governor why you support the #PApromise plan to make #AffordableCollegeNow. 📍Find an event: www.papromise.org/events ✍️ Sign a virtual postcard: www.papromise.org/postcard
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 25/02/2026
We’re collecting messages from students, faculty, coaches, alumni, and other Pennsylvanians who support the #PApromise plan to make higher education more affordable in the Commonwealth.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 17/02/2026
Our thoughts are with the loved ones of The Rev. Dr. Ronnie B. Tucker Sr., who taught at Shippensburg University. www.westmemorialfunerals.com/obituaries/r...
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Reverend Dr. Ronnie B. Tucker Sr. Obituary February 2, 2026 - West Memorial Funeral Home
View Reverend Dr. Ronnie B. Tucker Sr.'s obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 04/02/2026
Another step toward #AffordableCollegeNow via the Pennsylvania Promise. #PApromise x.com/APSCUFGR/sta...
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APSCUF Higher Education Govt. Relations on X: "HB 2084 the #PAPromise passes out of the House Education Committee by a party-line vote of 14-12. We thanks the representatives who supported this legislation including its sponsors @RepHarris and @SenatorHughes. Also thank you to chair @RepSchweyer for running the bill. https://t.co/RHLMcuIwcD" / X
HB 2084 the #PAPromise passes out of the House Education Committee by a party-line vote of 14-12. We thanks the representatives who supported this legislation including its sponsors @RepHarris and @SenatorHughes. Also thank you to chair @RepSchweyer for running the bill. https://t.co/RHLMcuIwcD
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 29/01/2026
The costs of college go beyond tuition. www.abc27.com/pennsylvania...
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 26/01/2026
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We want to hear from you: What’s your experience with student debt?
We want to hear from you: What questions do you have about student loans? Repayment plans are rapidly changing — do you have to switch plans, and by when? What challenges have you faced in paying back...
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 14/01/2026
"According to the latest annual State Priorities survey from the State Higher Education Executive Officers, college affordability jumped from the sixth-most-important policy issue among higher ed executives in 2025 to the second most this year," Inside Higher Ed reports.
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SHEEO Releases Annual State Priorities Survey
State higher education systems continue to focus on workforce development, return on investment and other cost- and outcomes-centered topics, survey results show.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 23/12/2025
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Federal student loans are changing. Here's what to expect in 2026
The SAVE Plan is ending and repayment options will change dramatically in the new year.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 02/12/2025
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Big Changes To Student Loans Will Start Going Into Effect In 4 Weeks
Additional major changes to student loans are on the way, with the next wave of big reforms set to begin impacting borrowers in only a few weeks.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 18/11/2025
Watch @kmmash.bsky.social's remarks: vimeo.com/1137853614?f...
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Fair Wages press conference :: November 18, 2025
This is "Fair Wages press conference :: November 18, 2025" by PA Senate Democrats on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 07/08/2025
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Most Parents Still Want Their Kids to Go to College
A new survey from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation shows that the majority of parents, no matter their party affiliation, prefer that their children’s plans after high school include some form of high...
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 25/06/2025
Leaders discussed polling about the Pennsylvania Promise at an event today at the Pennsylvania Capitol. Watch the press conference here: www.facebook.com/PApromiseHE/...
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About | PA Promise
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 17/06/2025
"This particular iteration (of #PApromise) repeats the main goal, which is to provide that affordable access to postsecondary education in Pennsylvania,” @apscuf.org Vice President Dr. Kara Laskowski said on an episode of “Behind the Headlines." Watch the segment: youtu.be/-IWqfV-Swqg?...
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Behind the Headlines June 2025 APSCUF segment
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 12/05/2025
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How Congress Could Make Paying for College More Complicated
House Republicans proposed sweeping changes to financial aid, federal loans and program cost estimates that could make paying for college more challenging and expensive.
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 07/05/2025
.@apscuf.org President @kmmash.bsky.social discusses the continued need for #PApromise on an episode of "Behind the Headlines": www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu8-...
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Behind the Headlines April 28, 2025 Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 06/05/2025
Let's do this, Pennsylvania. #PApromise #AffordableCollegeNow
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PA Promise Higher Ed @papromise.org · 05/05/2025
A Capitol press conference today kicked off the reintroduction of #PApromise bills. View the full album at www.facebook.com/media/set?va.... Watch the video at www.facebook.com/share/v/1Efc.... Learn more at www.papromise.org/about #PApromiseHigherEd #AffordableCollegeNow
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