June 25th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

More than 70,000 Marylanders are student-parents, raising children while attending college full or part time. Proposed cuts in this year’s federal budget could make it more difficult for those parents to earn degrees. The House version of the bill would require 15 credit hours instead of 12 to receive a full Pell Grant. Ewa Obatuase with New America says class hours aren’t the only change for student-parents…

   

“They have to juggle work. They have to juggle school and parenting. And this reconciliation bill will strip the critical support they need to succeed in college. It reduces funding for SNAP.  It reduces funding for Medicaid, and it complicates the financial aid system.”