In this brief video, Wendy reviews barriers to college access for workers, current policies affecting access at both the state and national levels, and ideas for ways philanthropy can reduce the barriers to college access and increase college completion. The Shriver Center developed a guide for students called Getting Ahead: An Adult Student’s Guide to…
With contributions from Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield. Why does child care access and affordability matter for students? How common is it for students to be parents? Today’s college students are increasingly low-income students balancing work, family, and school. Assistance with paying for quality child care services could increase student-parents’ ability to make ends meet and finish…
With contributions from Melissa Young. We hear a lot about housing shortages these days. How common is housing insecurity? Are there geographic areas more deeply affected than others? By many measures housing insecurity is at epidemic levels across the country. In no state, metropolitan area, or county can a worker earning the federal minimum wage…
With contributions from Cynthia Liston & David Altstadt. What is the difference between college affordability, total cost of attendance, and unmet need? Why does students’ economic security matter? Economic security matters for college students because too many are failing to complete their education due to financial barriers. The fact is we need more students with…
With contributions from Lindsey Reichlin Cruse & Barbara Gault. At the Roundtable, we’ve been talking about building webs of support that provide stability for children and families. While every family’s web looks different, what are some ways that low-income post-secondary students’ webs may differ from those of other students? Over half of today’s undergraduate students…