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Latina moms pull together so they can get their college degrees

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Unemployment among Hispanics outstrips that of non-Hispanic whites, by a good margin. An increasing number of Hispanic moms are trying to remove themselves from that group by getting their college education, but they’re finding colleges and universities aren’t quite ready for moms.

Arizona child care hit hard by state budget cuts

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