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It argues that current support is insufficient because existing data is limited and policy design rarely reflects parents’ realities. Recommendations include collecting accurate, timely demographic and parental-status data; improving college affordability through grants, targeted loan repayment, and tuition support; expanding access to basic-needs assistance; and increasing affordable, on-campus child care via CCDF priorities and two-generation approaches.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/policy-at-a-glance-securing-student-parent-success/584950/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/policy-at-a-glance-securing-student-parent-success/584950.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Sophia Brooks","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-31","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":24},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"Why are state policy changes important for student parents?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Because student parents’ needs are often underestimated due to limited data and because higher education institutions alone cannot address barriers to affordability, basic needs, and child care. State policy can drive measurable improvements for these students and their families.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What does the document recommend about data collection on student parents?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"States should legislate and facilitate efforts to collect accurate, timely information on parenting status and use mechanisms like data systems and surveys. 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Increasingly, however, the traditional “norm” of a college student – one who enrolls straight out of high school, receives some support from their parents, lives on campus, and does not have work or family responsibilities outside of school – does not fit the reality of much of the student population.  \nToday, students who are themselves parents make up a substantial percentage of those enrolled in college. Despite growing recognition that supporting parents’ ability to pursue postsecondary education is critical to both meeting the demands of the economy and bolstering the ability of low-income parents to lift their families out of poverty, it has mainly been left to institutions of higher education to meet the needs of student parents. However, state policy can be a critical driver of change and can make a tangible difference in the lives of student parents.  \nSTATE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS  \nCollect Accurate and Timely Data  \nExisting data collection on student parents is extremely limited; the lack of comprehensive data on this population contributes to a general lack of visibility for student parents and can lead to institutions and policymakers underestimating their prevalence and ignoring or misunderstanding their needs. States should create and expand efforts to improve accurate and timely data collection on students’ parental status by:  \n• Legislating requirements for state institutions of higher education to collect specific information on their student population, including parenting status.  \n• Requiring and facilitating state cabinet agencies and other state entities to design and implement mechanisms to collect and analyze data on student parents.  \nBY THE NUMBERS: WHO ARE STUDENT PARENTS?  \n• More than one in five college students – or over 22 percent of all undergraduates – are parents.  \n• There are 3.8 million students raising children while pursuing a postsecondary degree, 2.7 million (70 percent) of whom are mothers.  \n• Most mothers in college are single or unpartnered (divorced or widowed) parents.  \n• Utilizing existing mechanisms, including data systems and surveys, by including questions on dependents and care needs.  \n• Supporting data collection at all levels, from topline demographic data to institutional surveys.  \nImprove Affordability of Post-Secondary Education  \nThe cost of college has risen sharply in recent decades, outpacing inflation, and can be particularly burdensome for student parents. Accessibility and affordability create educational opportunities and remove barriers for student parents balancing family responsibilities and expenses to pursue and complete their degrees. States could help alleviate the financial burden of postsecondary education for student parents by:  \n• Making existing grant and scholarship programs for adult and returning learners explicitly available for student parents and conducting targeted outreach to promote awareness of these opportunities.  \n• Targeting loan repayment assistance directly to student parents.  \n• Considering options to provide financial assistance targeted specifically to student parents, as well as free or reduced tuition for students with a demonstrated financial need.  \n• Prioritizing broader efforts to address financial accessibility of college and the student debt crisis, and ensuring that student parents’ needs and interests are represented in these broader policy discussions.  \nPromote Student Parents’ Access to Basic Needs Assistance  \nParenting students not only have to pay for their college education, but they are also often responsible for covering the costs of basic needs like food, housing, and transportation for their family. Student parents may face particular challenges with accessing social programs and servic","cbCaiqnkwkaaMIGg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqnkwkaaMIGg","pdf",76837,"English","# Policy Options for States\n## State Policy Recommendations\n## By the Numbers: Who Are Student Parents?\n## Improve Affordability of Post-Secondary Education\n## Promote Student Parents’ Access to Basic Needs Assistance\n## Expand Available and Accessible Child Care\n## Supporting Establishment of Campus-Based Support Services","[{\"question\":\"Why are state policy changes important for student parents?\",\"answer\":\"Because student parents’ needs are often underestimated due to limited data and because higher education institutions alone cannot address barriers to affordability, basic needs, and child care. State policy can drive measurable improvements for these students and their families.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the document recommend about data collection on student parents?\",\"answer\":\"States should legislate and facilitate efforts to collect accurate, timely information on parenting status and use mechanisms like data systems and surveys. This improves visibility of prevalence and helps policymakers understand specific needs.\"},{\"question\":\"How should states improve affordability for student parents?\",\"answer\":\"The document recommends making grants and scholarships available to adult and returning learners with targeted outreach, targeting loan repayment assistance, and considering student-parent-specific financial support such as free or reduced tuition based on demonstrated need.\"}]","POLICY AT A GLANCE - SECURING STUDENT PARENT SUCCESS | PDF",1792053075]