Opportunity Starts at Home

Episode 48: The Adverse Impact of Eviction Threats on Parenting College Students


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Guests Eddy Conroy and Nick Graetz discuss their recent issue brief, “Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction’s Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students,” which examines the unique challenges faced by students caring for children while enrolled in college, and the results of their analysis revealing the consequences that the threat of eviction has, impacting not only the likelihood of completing a degree but even life expectancy. Policy reforms and investments in education and housing are needed to address this issue, and housing and education advocates and institutions must partner together to achieve lasting change.
Read the brief here: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/briefs/what-happens-student-parents-threatened-with-eviction/
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