Ascend is pleased to invite you to a webinar on Thursday, November 8 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST to learn more about a new initiative we are launching along with briefs featuring recommendations for policymakers and practitioners working to advance solutions for students who are parents.
Parents are a key segment of today's postsecondary students. According to research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, approximately one in four college students -- 5 million individuals -- are caring for a child. Parents are an especially unique population given recent research on "time poverty" that found that students raising preschool-age children had about 10 hours per day to dedicate to academics, sleeping, eating, and leisure activities, compared to the 21 hours available for childless students.
It is critical to support students caring for young children, so that they can overcome barriers such as a lack of affordable, quality child care options; high tuition costs; and inflexible schedules at both school and work.
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