Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Student-Parent
November 06, 2025 by Gabriela Montell A student-parent discusses the challenges of returning to college, including finding reliable and affordable child care, and suggests ways that colleges and programs can better support students like her
Cuts to Child Care Aid Threaten Student-Parents Already Struggling to Pay for College
September 09, 2025 by EdTrust New EdTrust report shows student-parents at community colleges are at risk of being pushed out of higher education
Supporting Student-Parents at Two-Year Colleges: Addressing the Affordability Gap
Student-parents at community colleges pay at least $13,000 more per year, on average, than their peers without children once the full cost of attendance is factored in, an EdTrust brief finds
Communities of Practice: Centering Student-Parents
July 16, 2025 by Durriya Ahmed In a post-affirmative action era, student-parents are at immediate risk
Texas Community College Student Advisory Council Members Take the Stage at Higher EDge 2024
January 24, 2025 by EdTrust-Texas Current and former community college students from the SAC delegation shared their higher ed perspectives and experiences with state leaders at a recent conference in Austin.
Want Economic Growth? Start by Investing in Child Care
February 27, 2023 by Carrie Gillispie, Antoinette Waller Politicians often tout healthy signs of the economy: people getting jobs, buying homes, and going back to school. But in a recent Delaware survey, 4 out of 5 families lack…
State of the Union – Child Care as a National Priority
February 08, 2023 by Carrie Gillispie “Let’s make sure working parents can afford to raise a family with sick days, paid family medical leave, affordable child care. That’s going to enable millions more people to go…
Child Care & College Affordability are Linked, & Leaders Must Address Both
August 17, 2022 by EdTrust A new report from The Education Trust and Generation Hope finds that there is no state in which a student parent can work 10 hours per week at the minimum…
For Student Parents, The Biggest Hurdles to A Higher Education are Costs and Finding Child Care
August 17, 2022 by Brittani Williams, Jinann Bitar, Portia Polk, Gabriel Montague, Carrie Gillispie, Antoinette Waller, Azeb Tadesse, Kayla C. Elliott, Andre Nguyen It's hard to be a student parent. College students who are parenting must juggle work and family responsibilities while…