A New Deal for Young Adults: Social Security for Students

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the National Academy of Social Insurance:

What: A panel of experts will discuss findings from a new NASI brief, "A New Deal for Young Adults: Social Security Benefits for Post-Secondary School Students."  

As graduation season commences, President Obama and other policymakers have called for efforts to increase college completion rates, especially for disadvantaged students. To help achieve this goal, Congress and the administration ought to look to a program with a strong historical record of aiding students: Social Security.

Copies of the brief will be available at the event.

When: 10:00 am, Friday, May 14, 2010

Speakers Include:

• Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
• Hilary Doe, Roosevelt Institute Campus Network
• Wilhelmina Leigh, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
• Janice Gregory, President, National Academy of Social Insurance (moderator)

Where: H-137 Capitol Building, East Capitol St, NE & 1st St., NE, Washington, DC

(Use the Independence Avenue entrance.) If traveling by cab arrive at Independence Ave & 1st St., SE

Questions: Visit www.nasi.org or contact Jill Braunstein at (202) 452-8097.

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of the nation's leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to promote understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security and a vibrant economy.

SOURCE National Academy of Social Insurance

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