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Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Provide Financial Supports Responsive to Parents
A lack of financial resources has long been cited as a barrier to furthering and completing postsecondary education for all students. For students who are parents, however, awareness of and…
Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Create a Family Friendly Campus
Investment in resources that improve the experience of students who are parents will improve the college experience for all students.
Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Leverage State and Federal Policy Opportunities
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 policies and priorities. However,…
Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Confirm Parenting Status and Assess Barriers to Completion
Student parents are on every postsecondary campus across the country – in-person and online – but are rendered invisible by current data practices. Institutions must first identify the population of…
Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Add High-Quality Non-Degree Pathways for Parents
Parents who want to improve their economic opportunity through education often encounter scheduling conflicts, child care challenges, and other major obstacles that high-quality, non-degree programs can help them overcome. Access…
Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Create Networks for Parents to Eliminate Social Stigma
Students who are parents need access to networks to create social capital and to achieve their goals, such as completion of a postsecondary credential and ensuring access to the job…