The growing cost of higher education means that college is out of reach for too many families.
To create greater opportunities for our students, Senator Schatz has authored the Debt-Free College Act. His bill would reverse the growing student debt crisis in the United States by incentivizing states to make their public colleges and universities more affordable.
As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Schatz has consistently secured millions of dollars in federal funding for Hawai‘i public schools and Native Hawaiian education programs. These grants support programs that improve levels of educational attainment and enhance family and community involvement in schools. He has also successfully advocated for federal funding for Native Hawaiian language education.
Recent News
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03.13.2014
Senate Passes Bill to Improve Child Care
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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced the College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014, new legislation to make college more affordable for students across the United States.
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12.06.2013
Schatz Talks Story With UH Students
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz announced that he will be co-sponsoring a number of bills to unlock Hawai‘i students’ full potential by expanding early education, providing more counseling and after school opportunities, fostering excellent educators, and modernizing schools.
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz released the following statement in response to the plan that President Obama laid out for college affordability.
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz was one of three U.S. Senators that joined President Obama in the Oval Office for the signing of a bipartisan bill that will lower federal student loan rates.
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
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Senator Brian Schatz and a group of bi-partisan senators requested that the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, continue to support and fund science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs in its FY2014 appropriations bill.
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz joined Senators Reed, Hagan, Franken, Harkin, Warren, and Stabenow, among others, in taking action to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1st.
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Senator Brian Schatz joins Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in supporting legislation that would allow students to pay the same interest rate on their student loans as big banks.
