The article highlights the challenges faced by young caregivers like Joshua Yang, whose mother suffers from Parkinson's disease, and how potential Medicaid cuts threaten critical home care services. It discusses the emotional and educational toll on youth caregivers, initiatives to support caregiving students, and the broader implications of funding reductions on families and healthcare infrastructure. The piece emphasizes the need for awareness and policies to protect these vulnerable groups.

May 30, 2025 4:45 amMaking the rounds in April was a higher-ed post for our time: “The honest B or C student, submitting essays filled with awkward constructions, malapropisms, [and] earnest, if failed or surface-y arguments, [is] a surprise hero of the present age.” So wrote professor Matt...