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By Jon Marcus
Former students can be hard to track down and have jobs and families that make it tough for them to find the time and money to go back to college. And they often aren’t eligible for financial aid. Meanwhile, few institutions offer classes or open offices at nights or on weekends, when working adults can attend. Schools have also been eliminating child care, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.