In just a couple of months, the Department of Education (DOE) will release a decision about their “gainful employment” (GE) rule. In the 60-day comment period, they received 83,000 comments about the rule — the highest ever for a higher education rulemaking.
Here’s why: This rule is particularly devastating for African American populations and under-served communities. It would limit the amount of federal financial aid given to populations that had slower pay-back rates or were likely to have longer periods of debt – specifically the people that need financial aid.
Millions of people attend career colleges every year, and many need financial assistance to do so. Isn’t the purpose of financial aid to help those who cannot afford to pay for it themselves? Why would we take that opportunity away?
Add your voice to the 83,000 people who have already taken action. Tell the DOE that the GE rule is unfair and will have devastating results for our economy.
Don’t Leave Underserved Populations Out of Higher Ed!
This year, Norway will hunt and kill nearly 1,300 minke whales in defiance of an international ban on commercial whaling. Norway sees itself as a progressive and modern country, but this year’s quota of 1,286 minke whales puts Norway years behind the times.
Despite boasting a new Animal Welfare Act, the country has made no provision for marine mammals at all. Because there is no known humane way to kill whales at sea, some whales endure an hour of suffering before finally dying an agonising death after being shot with exploding harpoons and rifles.?
Norway is one of three countries flying in the face of the international ban %u2013 both Japan and Iceland also carry out this bloody and violent crime. Only 1 per cent of the Norwegian public eats whale meat on a regular basis, and the majority of Norwegians agree that the suffering caused by whaling is unacceptable.
This year’s quota is the highest in 25 years. Take action by writing to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and asking him to stop the suffering of whales today and to live up to Norway’s desire to be seen as a progressive and modern country by promoting whale watching, not whale hunting.
Stop Norway From Hunting and Killing 1,286 Minke Whales
