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    Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says

    More than 1 in 5 college students are raising kids, and access to child care is one of their biggest barriers. A new report finds many don't know they can apply for help from federal financial aid.
    by Elissa Nadworny Sep 12, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: LA Johnson

    When Lesley Del Rio goes to the library to do her college math homework, she often has a study buddy: her precocious 8-year-old son, Leo.

    Del Rio is working on her associate degree; Leo is working on third grade.

    And Del Rio is not alone: More than 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. are raising kids. That's more than 4 million undergraduates, and they are . Of those students, more than half will leave school without

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