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This paper provides state policy stakeholders, including governors, state agencies, and advocates, with a snapshot of the multitude of issues faced by student parents and with options to utilize state policy to address these issues.  \nStates have considered or implemented policy solutions that fall into several categories: improving the collection and availability of data on student parents; addressing the cost of college for parenting and other non-traditional students; meeting student parents’ basic needs, including housing and food; improving the availability and accessibility of childcare for parenting students; and supporting the availability of on-campus services for student parents.  \nFurther, some state initiatives promote student parent success by providing direct support to students, while others seek to improve the ability of institutions of higher education to meet the needs of student parents. Policymakers should consider both approaches when considering ways to best meet the needs of parenting students.  \nThere has been a significant focus on policy initiatives to improve college retention and completion rates, and it is critical that federal and state policymakers prioritize the student-parent population in those discussions. In particular, state policymakers should consider ways to ensure that student parents are visible and consulted throughout the process of policy development. Further, state policymakers should consider the impacts of policy changes beyond the education sector—such as housing and social safety net programs—on this population.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nEarning a college degree has long been critical to unlocking many high-paying jobs – and, as a result, to economic mobility and security. 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 substantial work or family responsibilities outside of school—does not fit the reality of much of the student population.  \nToday, students who are themselves  \nparents make up a significant percentage of those enrolled in college. Despite growing recognition that supporting the ability of parents to pursue postsecondary education is critical to both meeting the demands of the economy and bolstering the ability of lowincome parents to lift their families out of poverty, it has mainly been left to institutions of higher education to meet the needs of this group of students.  \nAcross the United States, many states  \nhave explored a range of policies aimed at bolstering student parents’ ability to pursue educational goals, either by providing resources and opportunities that may be particularly beneficial for parenting students; or by supporting the capacity of postsecondary institutions to develop or expand resources available to enrolled student parents.  \nThis paper provides a landscape scan of how state governments have used various policy levers to support student parents, address challenges and barriers they face, and make postsecondary education more accessible to people caring for children. By providing an overview of existing policy mechanisms to support student parents, this paper aims to offer state policy stakeholders  \n– including legislators, governors, state agencies, and advocates – a snapshot of the multitude of issues faced by student parents and options to utilize state policy to address these challenges.  \nState policy—adopted by legislators, governors, or agencie","cbCaisjkA6Oxjenf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisjkA6Oxjenf","pdf",2548702,25,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n## Traditional college student model vs. student-parent reality\n## Policy landscape and stakeholder purpose\n## Core policy categories\n## Cross-sector impacts and inclusion of student parents","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the policy brief focus on?\",\"answer\":\"It addresses how U.S. state policies can better support student parents pursuing postsecondary education and reduce barriers to access and success.\"},{\"question\":\"Which major categories of state policy solutions are discussed?\",\"answer\":\"The brief groups solutions into five areas: improved data collection, college affordability, basic needs support (housing and food), expanded childcare access, and on-campus services for student parents.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the brief emphasize retention and completion?\",\"answer\":\"It notes substantial focus on improving college retention and completion rates and argues that federal and state policymakers should prioritize student-parent needs in those efforts.\"}]","STATE POLICY FOR STUDENT PARENT SUCCESS - A LANDSCAPESCAN OF POLICY SOLUTIONS ENACTED AT THE STATE LEVEL | PDF",1792052674,63]