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The Center Advocates for a CARES Act Expansion

Today's Students Coalition / April 20, 2020

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Today’s students who are currently enrolled in postsecondary education—who are more likely to be older, working and parenting—face substantial hurdles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Today’s Students Coalition—a group of 21 cross-cutting policy, advocacy, and membership organizations that have joined forces to advocate for urgently needed policy changes to better serve today's students—appreciates the steps already aimed toward supporting students passed in the CARES Act, and we urge you to keep today’s students top of mind in future measures.

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