Sweeping Wins in Minnesota Include Paid Leave and Student Parent Supports
Minnesota Democrats made the most of their slim majority in [...]
Minnesota Democrats made the most of their slim majority in [...]
September is National Student Parent Month, a month to celebrate [...]
Earning a college degree has long been critical to [...]
While promoting student-parent success has mainly been left to [...]
A college degree can be a critical tool to economic [...]
This fact sheet aims to provide college leaders, student [...]
IWPR conducted original research on an often-overlooked group of [...]
STATE POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENT PARENT SUCCESS WEBINAR AND VIRTUAL [...]
This fact sheet utilizes survey data and focus group [...]
To ensure student parents are wholly supported in their educational pathways, research is needed to understand the connection between quality, affordable child care and student parents’ academic outcomes. Yet several challenges persist that make rigorous study of this connection difficult. Drawing on interviews with campus child care directors and a review of data and relevant literature, this brief presents a snapshot of the availability and importance of campus child care services for student parent success. It concludes with recommendations to improve conditions for rigorous research on the role of campus child care in the outcomes of college students with children.