CHAIRMAN KENNEDY TO HOLD HEARING ON SOARING HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS AND STUDENT DEBT

Friday, Feb 16
10AM EST
Watch the live webcast here

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, February 16 Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on the soaring costs of higher education and the enormous debt graduates now face. The hearing will focus on proposals to increase need-based aid to college students, help student borrowers better manage their debt, reform federal student loan programs, and address rising college tuition costs.

Witnesses at the hearing include Suze Orman, host of The Suze Orman Show, Tamara Draut, author of Strapped: Why America’s 20-and30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead, Dr. Jon Oberg, former Department of Education researcher, and Dr. Sandy Baum, Senior Policy Analyst for The College Board and Professor of Economics at Skidmore College.

WHO:
Senators on the HELP Committee
Suze Orman, the Suze Orman Show;
Tamara Draut, Author;
Dr. Jon Oberg, Former Dept of Education Researcher;
Dr. Sandy Baum, Senior policy analyst for the College Board.

Watch the live webcast here