Posts Tagged ‘Parenting Students’
1 In 5 College Students Have Kids. Here’s How To Help Them Balance Books And Babies
One in five college students is a parent, according to an Aspen Institute initiative on postsecondary education. These learners are balancing two demanding worlds: the challenge of managing coursework and classroom deadlines while also meeting the needs of their children, often with little sleep and few breaks. Even in the open access, low-cost community college…
Read MoreToday’s Students Coalition, Nearly 50 Partners, Student Advocates Celebrate Senate Resolution Designating September 2024 as National Student Parent Month
Today’s Students Coalition along with 49 partner organizations and student parent advocates signed on to a letter to Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Tom Carper (D-DE) thanking Congress for passing the National Student Parent Month resolution. For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating September as a national celebration of…
Read MoreBrenda Brooks dropped out of college 40 years ago. Federal rules mean she can’t afford to go back.
Lately, Englewood native Brenda Brooks has had a tough time finding work. The 60-year-old has decades of experience at CVS and the historic Regal Theater in Avalon Park. But recently, prospective employers have told her, “ ‘You have the qualifications, but this requires you to have a degree,’ ” she said. “And I don’t have…
Read More‘Modernizing Postsecondary Policy to Better Support Adult Learners’: A Special Report
Inside Higher Ed published a new special report, “Modernizing Postsecondary Policy to Better Support Adult Learners,” with insight provided by HLA’s Julie Peller, executive director, and Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, managing director of policy and research. This free, print-on-demand report explores how current federal and state policies can impede working learners, veterans, student parents and other…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates and 40 Organizations Celebrate Bipartisan Resolution Marking September as National Student Parent Month
Higher Learning Advocates and 40 organizations signed on to a letter to Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Tom Carper (D-DE) applauding Congress for passing the National Student Parent Month resolution. For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating September as a national celebration of parenting students, which acknowledges the sacrifices…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates Submits Letter on FY 2022 Appropriations
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates submitted a letter outlining our support for key issues as the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education begins the FY 2022 appropriations process. HLA urged the subcommittee to consider investments in essential child care, higher education, and campus mental health programs. Read the full letter here.
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates & Forty-Six Partner Organizations Urge Congress to Support Student Parents
WASHINGTON — Forty-seven organizations came together today to urge Congress to provide more supports for student parents, particularly in the face of the pandemic. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, many students struggled to cover the costs of food, housing, transportation, and child care. These needs are heightened for student parents, who must provide for their…
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