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ERIC Number: ED630828
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 25
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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State Policy for Student Parent Success: A Landscape Scan of Policy Solutions Enacted at the State Level. Poliy Brief. IWPR #C518
Doorley, Nina Besser; Elakbawy, Salma; Dundar, Afet
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Earning a college degree has long been critical to unlocking many high-paying jobs -- and, as a result, to economic mobility and security. Increasingly, however, the traditional "norm" of a college student--one who enrolls straight out of high school, receives some support from their parents, lives on campus, and does not have substantial work or family responsibilities outside of school--does not fit the reality of much of the student population. Today, students who are themselves parents make up a significant percentage of those enrolled in college. While promoting student-parent success has mainly been left to institutions of higher education, several states have considered or adopted a range of policy initiatives to support student parents in postsecondary education. This paper provides state policy stakeholders, including governors, state agencies, and advocates, with a snapshot of the multitude of issues faced by student parents and with options to utilize state policy to address these issues.
Institute for Women's Policy Research. 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-833-4362; Fax: 202-785-5100; e-mail: iwpr@iwpr.org; Web site: http://www.iwpr.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Authoring Institution: Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Child Care and Development Block Grants; Title IX Education Amendments 1972
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