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Universities and colleges that need to fill seats start offering a helping hand to student-parents

The Hechinger Report

The college has set aside “family-friendly” spaces in libraries and lounges and holds events for parents with kids, including movie nights and barbecues. Fewer than four in 10 public and fewer than one in 10 private, nonprofit colleges and universities have on-campus child care for students , an analysis by the think tank New America found.

Libraries 106
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In an era of inequity, more and more college financial aid is going to the rich

The Hechinger Report

Department of the Treasury Office of Tax Analysis (federal) and the Brookings Institution (state); Pew Charitable Trusts and Congressional Research Service ; Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment ; The College Board ; Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission. SOURCES: The College Board ; U.S.

Policies 105