Wisconsin colleges lose federal childcare funding for student parents

For the first time in nearly 30 years, Wisconsin parents attending college will not have access to federal funding to help them pay for childcare.

Since 1999, the federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School program, or CCAMPIS, has covered 75 percent to 95 percent of childcare costs for eligible, low-income student parents receiving Pell Grants.

This year, no Wisconsin institutions received funding…

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