Top 5 IWPR Findings of 2014
by Jourdin Batchelor This was an exciting year for the Institute [...]
When Student Loans are the Only Way to Pay for Child Care
A Student Parent’s Story of Balancing School, Parenthood, and Debt [...]
Financing Child Care for College Student Success
Download Report This toolkit provides information about [...]
Top 5 Findings of 2011
by Caroline Dobuzinskis, with Jocelyn Fischer and Rhiana Gunn-Wright. In [...]
Top 5 Recent IWPR Findings
By Jennifer Clark When IWPR posted a “Top 5” list [...]
College Students with Children Need Campuses with Child Care
By Elisa Garcia The Obstacles Facing Student Parents For many [...]
Child Care at College Campuses: a Critical Resource for Student Parents
Testimony of Kevin Miller, Ph.D.,Institute for Women’s Policy Research, before the Committee on Higher Education of the New York City Council
Child Care Support for Student Parents in Community College Is Crucial for Success, but Supply and Funding Are Inadequate
Of the over 6 million students earning college credit at community colleges, 1.7 million (27 percent) are parents. Of those, about 1 million (16 percent) are single parents, more than twice the proportion at 4-year institutions. Three-quarters of single parents in college are women.
Celebration for Ann Richards and Nancy Pelosi
Photo by Elisabeth Crum at the reception celebrating The People's [...]
In Our Own Backyards: Local and State Strategies to Improve the Quality of Family Child Care
Th is report examines state and local policies and programs designed to improve the quality of family child care. For the purposes of this report, family child care is defined as a provider caring for two or more unrelated children in the provider’s home.
