Making "Free College" Programs Work for College Students with Children. Briefing Paper #C483

Autor/inn/en	Holtzman, Tessa; Cruse, Lindsey Reichlin; Gault, Barbara
Institution	Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
Titel	Making "Free College" Programs Work for College Students with Children. Briefing Paper #C483
Quelle	(2019), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Higher Education; College Students; Parents; Child Rearing; Barriers; Low Income Students; Females; Minority Group Students; Low Achievement; Tuition; Costs; Public Colleges; Eligibility; Student Needs; Adult Students; One Parent Family; Mothers; Student Financial Aid; At Risk Students; Student Employment; Child Care; State Programs; Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Tennessee; Hawaii; Wyoming; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Eltern; Kindererziehung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Cost; Kosten; Eignung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Studentenarbeit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	College is one of the most reliable routes to economic security for parents and their children. College credentials are linked to increased earnings, higher rates of employment, lower poverty rates, and improved economic and educational outcomes among the children of college graduates. Student parents and their families stand to gain disproportionally from college degrees, through both short-term economic returns and long-term multigenerational benefits. College students with children, however, face financial and time demands that challenge their ability to enroll and persist in college. Students with children spend substantial time caring for their families, often work long hours, and face significant financial insecurity, which can make it difficult for them to complete their educational programs. College promise programs, sometimes referred to as "free college" programs, offer invaluable college opportunities for many students who face obstacles to higher education. This briefing paper focuses on characteristics of the student parent population that make inclusive college promise programs an imperative for improving equity in college access and completion. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Women's Policy Research. 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-833-4362; Fax: 202-785-5100; e-mail: iwpr@iwpr.org; Web site: http://www.iwpr.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01