Helping Parents Complete College Education Essential for Equitable Recovery
A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has [...]
Report: To Reach Educational Attainment Goals, Student Parents Must be Reengaged in Higher Education
by Sarah Wood To meet workforce demands, two national educational [...]
Oregon is Finally Counting Student Parents. Other States Should Follow.
By Autumn Green Michaela Martin was a single mom who [...]
Prioritizing Student Parent Success: A Conversation with Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
By Sandra J. Doran Nearly a quarter (22%) of today's [...]
How Colleges Tell Student-Parents They Don’t Belong
By Nicole Lynn Lewis As a former young mother in [...]
IWPR Testifies to Congress on the Importance of an Accessible, Affordable Child-Care System
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for a robust [...]
Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 28, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber [...]
The Student Parent Equity Imperative: Guidance for the Biden-Harris Administration
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 [...]
IWPR Report Highlights Challenges of Student-Parents
By Sarah Wood Upon moving from New York to Pennsylvania [...]
Summit Focuses Equity Lens on Student Parent Success
By Dynahlee Padilla The experiences of student parents pursuing a [...]