@standupforscience.bsky.social helped organize some protest days and has moved into a specific impeach RFK drive more recently. And that one at least has some public leadership

In terms of individuals I don't know anyone, but there have been the national protest days (no kings, hands off, etc) that get organized by some local affiliates of national orgs (indivisible is the only one I know a name for). So some national organizing must be occurring?

The union website has a map of all the affiliated stores sbworkersunited.org/map/

So it's a math problem of student loans+ grant eligibility in ~2 years and total lifetime repayment cost vs average additional lifetime earning from the degree. But there's unique research and work at university and the way into those fields goes through uni. Summer HS program could explore those

So the Pell Grant seems ~okay right now (should be growing but at least it's not shrinking)
Much bigger changes were made to how federal student loans are dispersed and paid back.

So my advice would be consider what you want from college. If the main driver is lifetime earnings

So changes to the Pell Grant seem to be some small changes to overall eligibility summarized here fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-ce...

The Dept. Of Ed. Did propose big cuts to max grant amounts, but current house + senate bills are holding that flat www.nasfaa.org/news-item/37...