Student Parents

Despite Its Name, the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act is Nothing More than Another Attack on Abortion Rights

This week, amidst a growing list of urgent priorities and [...]

By Nina Besser Doorley|2024-01-18T15:01:33-05:00January 18, 2024|In the Lead, Policy|0 Comments

Black Women Have Made Major Gains in Higher Education, But Black Single Mothers Still Struggle To Attain Degrees
Black Women Have Made Major Gains in Higher Education, But Black Single Mothers Still Struggle To Attain Degrees

Black Women Have Made Major Gains in Higher Education, But Black Single Mothers Still Struggle To Attain Degrees

This fact sheet aims to provide college leaders, student [...]

By Jennifer Turner PhD and Chaunté White PhD|2023-09-18T11:01:02-05:00June 14, 2023|IWPR, Publications, Student Parent Success Initiative|0 Comments

All In Together: The Role of The Family Resource Center In Achieving Student Parent Success at Los Angeles Valley College
All In Together: The Role of The Family Resource Center In Achieving Student Parent Success at Los Angeles Valley College

All In Together: The Role of The Family Resource Center In Achieving Student Parent Success at Los Angeles Valley College

This fact sheet utilizes survey data and focus group [...]

By C. Nicole Mason and Olivia Storz|2023-05-24T13:43:49-05:00August 4, 2022|Fact Sheet, Publications, Student Parent Success Initiative|0 Comments

Supporting Student Parent Recovery through State Policy
Supporting Student Parent Recovery through State Policy

Supporting Student Parent Recovery through State Policy

Higher education is essential to accessing high-demand jobs with family-supporting wages and improving family financial well-being. This was true before the COVID-19 pandemic and is especially true now as the nation continues the process of recovering from one of the worst public health, economic, and social crises in modern U.S. history. Early evidence suggests that the pandemic exacerbated barriers faced by student parents, affecting their college plans.

By Chaunté White and Lindsey Reichlin Cruse|2021-12-02T11:05:00-05:00November 30, 2021|Briefing Paper, Publications, Student Parent Success Initiative|0 Comments

Leveraging Head Start for Student Parent Families
Leveraging Head Start for Student Parent Families

Leveraging Head Start for Student Parent Families

Student parents face significant challenges that can limit their ability to enter, persist in, and graduate from college. Innovative partnerships between Head Start and the higher education system is a promising strategy to bring together essential supports to meet the needs of student parents and set them up for long-term success. This briefing paper explores what this partnership might look like, and how federal and state policy could encourage greater support for student parents and their families through Head Start.