Jenny Brundin/CPR News Jennifer Muñoz balances child care, full-time work and her pursuit of a bachelor's degree from Metro State University Denver. Jennifer Muñoz rises at 5:30 a.m., works a full-time job and then hits the books. In between cooking for her 12-year-old daughter, she studies for her bachelor’s degree. She was going to wait until her daughter was older to go back to school but the pandemic jolted her. “You get your education, you get a better job, you get better housing, you get better healthcare,” said the 37-year-old. Muñoz is all “A’s” so far in her second semester, working toward a social work degree. It hasn’t been easy. A peer mentor from Metropolitan State University Denver checks on her weekly.