"U.S. Senator Tim Kaine cosponsored legislation to help ensure college students are able to stay in school in the face of unexpected emergencies. For many students, paying for college requires carefully balancing student loan debts, jobs, and studies, which can be easily derailed by an unexpected costly event.

The Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act, led by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), would provide financial stability for students struggling to manage a sudden death in the family, car repair, medical bills, or other financial emergencies Kaine said too often force students to drop out of school," reports ABC 13 News. 

Photo: Instructor Oh Moon Kwon, standing, speaks to students during a math class that was part of an intense six-week summer bridge program for students of color and first-generation students at the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, Wis., July 27, 2022. At left is Angel Hope, who said he didn't feel ready for college after online classes in high school caused him fall behind but says the bridge classes made him feel more confident. Hundreds of thousands of recent graduates are heading to college this fall after spending more than half their high school careers dealing with the upheaval of a pandemic. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)