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New Research on Student Parents

Who Are Undergraduates with Dependent Children? uses 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) data to summarize key characteristics of undergraduate students with children. This project is a collaboration between Child Trends, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and the Urban Institute.

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SPARK Has Launched Its Resource Library!

You can search and filter nearly 1,000 publications (and growing) related to student-parent issues in our newly launched Resource Library.

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This is our first “constellation,” and there will be many more coming soon that focus on geography, role, interest area, and identity. Learn how to join here!

10 Community Colleges Join Mental Health Collaborative Designed To Support Student Parents in Higher Education

The Jed Foundation (JED) recently announced a mental health collaborative designed to enable community colleges to better support students who are parents. The JED Campus Collaborative for Student Parents builds on Improving Mental Health of Student Parents: A Framework For Higher Education, a set of recommendations developed by JED and Ascend at the Aspen Institute
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