Helping Parents Complete College Education Essential for Equitable Recovery
A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has [...]
A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 28, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber [...]
By Eric Tegethoff PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon college students who [...]
As the Biden-Harris administration seeks to hasten the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, reforming the U.S. higher education system to ensure equitable access and attainment for all adults is more important than ever. The pandemic has disproportionately increased the caregiving, financial, and emotional burdens on student parents and their families—most of whom are mothers, students of color, adult and working learners, students with low incomes, and first-generation students [...]
By Sarah Wood Upon moving from New York to Pennsylvania [...]
Postsecondary attainment is widely recognized as key to accessing living-wage careers—in addition to fulfilling workforce demands and elevating the United States’ standing on the world stage. While much of the work to increase attainment rates has recognized the role of reengaging adults who have some college credit, but no degree or certificate, less attention has been paid to the salience of parenthood in adults’ postsecondary experiences.
Download Report This toolkit provides information about [...]
By Ann DeMeulenaere Weedon As part of my work as [...]
By Ann DeMeulenaere Weedon This week marks forty years since [...]
by Jane Henrici, Ph.D. Adults with children can face complications [...]