Black student parents face barriers to child care at community colleges, joint center report finds
March 5, 2025
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, widely known as America’s Black think tank, released an issue brief titled “Black Student Parents’ Access to Affordable Child Care Support at Community Colleges.” The 13-page brief examines the limited access to the federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program among community colleges with at least 40 percent Black enrollment. It offers legislative recommendations to strengthen the program, particularly as Congress considers reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. Black college students are disproportionately parents. According to the report, 36 percent
