Young Americans have a new stage to voice their concerns over high college tuition costs, thanks to the National Education Association (NEA) and The Huffington Post. Today, they launched “Got Tuition?”, an online video contest which rewards compelling and creative submissions with a $1,000 prize and the chance to blog on the front page of huffingtonpost.com. This is a great opportunity to share your story and push for the much needed reform on a national stage. While you’re at the site, you can also get information and statistics on college affordabilty, and they even have breakdowns of the presidential candidates’ positions on the issue. “Got Tuition?” should be a great resources for Young Democrats as we work to make college affordable for everyone.

For more information, check out the site and read the press release copied excerpted below.

Millions of students and families facing skyrocketing tuition costs in a sour economy will soon be able to tell policymakers how to fix the problem. The National Education Association (NEA) and top news blog The Huffington Post launched today a first-ever, “Got Tuition?” national video contest to provide a high-visibility platform to push for solutions to high tuition costs.

The producer of the winning two-minute video will get the opportunity to blog on the front page of Huffington Post about college affordability and $1,000 in prize money. Videos will be judged by a panel that will include Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and other Huffington Post contributors, who will select five finalists on which the public can vote.