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Tag: CAL Grants

Students walking across UC Merced campus on August 2, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

New data sheds light on parent debt burden for college students

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

The new information gives new insight into intergenerational debt. Experts argue that the federal loans taken out by low-income parents can be a net negative for the family.

Bianca Rojas and her partner Jose Yat with their children Adeline, 2, and Jasper, 18 months. They are both enrolled full-time as college students, Jose at Cal Poly Pomona and Bianca at Cal State Long Beach and after a long day at school trying to get the kids fed and bathed and ready for bed. Jose says he tries to get his schoolwork done during breaks at school during the day. He is too tired to do any schoolwork after the kids get to bed. Their day starts around 6am as they get ready for school and to drop their kids at daycare on the way to school. They live in the renovated garage behind Jose's parents home in South Gate.

California’s latest undergrad project? More aid for campus moms and dads

Adria Watson by Adria Watson September 29, 2019September 29, 2019
Doheny Library on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles

Private colleges wary as California legislator calls for crackdown on legacy admits

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello March 30, 2019June 23, 2020
Students entering the UC Berkeley campus via Sather Gate. Photo via Wikimedia.

California lawmakers chip away at state’s college affordability crisis

Avatar by Jessica Calefati July 6, 2017June 23, 2020
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