Student para-planners at the Chico State Financial Wellness Clinic provide the campus community with free financial planning and education services overseen by a licensed financial planner.
Credit: Jessica Bartlett / Chico State
There’s a group of students whose fate has largely been forgotten amid the shifting political and policy landscape of higher education. It’s young people from lower-income backgrounds who are taking classes and studying while also working, caring for their families, and struggling to afford housing and basic needs, such as food.
As the shifts continue, institutions and their allies can step up and do more to ensure these students complete their studies and realize the lifelong benefits of…
