PRINTER'S NO. 490
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
54
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, BOSCOLA, BLAKE,
SANTARSIERO, FONTANA, BREWSTER, SABATINA, SCHWANK, BAKER,
STREET, HAYWOOD, K. WARD, COSTA AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 25, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 25, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of March 25 through 29, 2019, as "Higher
Education Affordability Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Recently the Institute for Higher Education Policy
(IHEP) found that 70% of American colleges are unaffordable for
lower-income and middle-income students who are unwilling or
unable to take out student loans; and
WHEREAS, There are almost 1,500 colleges and universities
nationwide where the majority of students who borrowed using
Federal loans are making interest-only payments on their loans
or no payments at all; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks the highest in average student
debt by state with $36,193, according to LendEDU; and
WHEREAS, One of the most important steps we can take is to
reduce or eliminate student debt; and
WHEREAS, Prospective students, families and taxpayers alike
are increasingly concerned about the rising cost of higher
education in this Commonwealth; and
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