A community college south of Los Angeles recently started an official program that allows students to sleep overnight in a campus parking garage. Students spoke to me about why, for some of them, sleeping in a parking lot is the safest option they have: theguardian.com/us-news/2022…

‘My car is my home’: the California students with nowhere to live

In a state marked by inequality and staggering housing prices, nearly 20% of community college students report experiencing homelessness

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Replying to @loisbeckett
This is so outrageous, immoral, unnecessary, and stupid. College should be free.

Apr 4, 2022 · 1:41 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Even when college is tuition free (as it is at California community colleges for a huge number of students), students still have to pay for housing. And that gets harder and harder: laist.com/news/education/cal…

What California's Free Tuition Programs Can Teach The Nation

As President Biden pushes to make two years of community college free for all students, what have we learned from California's promise programs?

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