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OPINION: Many student-parents drop out because they don’t have enough time for their schoolwork, research shows

A student recently came into my office at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, where I am a mathematics professor. A single mother with a 5-year-old daughter, the student told me she works 22 hours each week to make ends meet for her small family. But she was also taking 16 academic hours that semester. […]