Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents
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Parents who want to improve their economic opportunity through education often encounter scheduling conflicts, child care challenges, and other major ...
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Students who are parents need access to networks to create social capital and to achieve their goals, such as completion of a postsecondary credential...
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Addressing mental health and trauma is a persistent concern for students who are parents. While more research is needed to understand the specific men...
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A lack of financial resources has long been cited as a barrier to furthering and completing postsecondary education for all students. For students who...
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Investment in resources that improve the experience of students who are parents will improve the college experience for all students.
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Many of the constraints that impact the success of students who are parents and the institutions that serve them are the result of state and federal p...