Empowering Children to Succeed

  By Warren Rojas  Before he could make the late Nelson Mandela’s media-mobbed memorial service all about him by very publicly storming out (take that, Cuban President Raul Castro!), Sen. Ted Cruz had to get to South Africa. His ticket to ride included a lengthy trans-Atlantic jaunt during which several members of the Congressional Black Caucus bent the… Read more »

Regardless of your background or belief system, I urge all people to recommit ourselves in our fight for jobs, freedom, justice and equality. May we march on together. Read more »

Our students are swimming in over $1 trillion of debt. The Senate bill provides them a lifeline. Read more »

H.R. 5, a rewrite of former President Bush's •No Child Left Behind,' turns its back on our nation's education system and the children it serves. Read more »

By Robin WiggillCongresswoman Gwen Moore stands with MATC students; voicing he reality that Congress is trying to pass a vote that would cost greatly on the Stafford loans.On June 10, Congresswoman Gwen Moore addressed MATC students about the impending danger higher student-loan interest rates pose. Moore held her conference at the MATC downtown campus. If student loans doubled as planned… Read more »

By Cassandra LansThis week Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) joined Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) students to oppose doubling the subsidized Stafford student loan interest rate from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. If Congress fails to act, the rate will automatically double on July 1.“In our recovering economy, it is absurd that we are even debating whether or not to keep student loan… Read more »

By Adam W. McCoyWith student loan interest rate hikes looming, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore joined Milwaukee students on Monday in calling for a long-term solution to the student loan debt crisis."It's time to take action and stand up not only for these students, but stand up for the American economy,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel quoted Moore as saying during a news conference… Read more »

 By Kent WainscottMILWAUKEE —Students at Milwaukee Area Technical College in downtown Milwaukee protested Monday against the possibility of interest rates on student loans doubling.They held signs on pleading with Congress to pass a bill to prevent them from having to pay more on their loans.If Congress doesn't take action by July 1, seven million students with subsidized… Read more »

By Patrick SimonaitisRep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) called for the crafting of a long-term solution to student debt Monday, saying it is necessary to deal with "the student debtor crisis" before America as a whole faces dire economic consequences."This is a national crisis for everybody, not just student debtors," an impassioned Moore said in a news conference in the… Read more »

We must come together before July 1 to support our students, not double their burden. Read more »