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Evidence suggests college students do better in school when they do not have to hold down jobs with long hours. However, many students cannot afford to not work since need-based financial aid has failed to keep pace with rising tuition and cost of living, according to a policy brief from The Working Poor Families Project. The brief examines the employment experiences of low-income adults in college and highlights promising state work-study programs that provide students with more meaningful work off campus and for higher pay. http://www.workingpoorfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WPFP-Spring-2014-Brief.pdf |