A former middle-grades English teacher in eastern North Carolina, Cecil Cahoon has worked in legislative and political action for NEA and NEA state affiliates since 1999.

Blog Entries by Cecil Cahoon

College Affordability and the Next Presidency

Posted August 27, 2008 | 10:24 AM (EST)


As the first in my low-income family to attend college, I took every form of aid available on campus -- work study, part-time employment -- and held seasonal jobs off-campus. Thankfully, I qualified for federal loans, signing my first promissory note as the sun set on the Reagan era. Their...

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