Get Schooled: Balancing College and Life

Young people all over the United States struggle to balance work, school, and family responsibilities. They don’t have the resources necessary to be successful available to them, and as a result are not able to earn the degree they need to excel. The system should be working for students, not against them.

This video is part of a landmark study by Public Agenda: With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them: Myths and Realities About Why So Many Students Fail to Finish College.

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