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Gilbert nursing student, mom of three, gets car from local charities’ repair program
By Aisha Khan
The transportation gap Jessica faced reflects a wider pattern among student parents nationally. Research cited by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and reported by Arizona Sonoran News shows more than 2 million single mothers attend college nationwide, often carrying higher student debt loads and facing shortages of affordable campus childcare that contribute to higher dropout rates among student parents.