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Uplifting Student Parent Stories for Mental Health Awareness Month
Student parents face stress and barriers to belonging, so colleges should rethink their mental health supports.
Cosmetology Education in the United States
A round-up of the Higher Education program’s research and investigative reporting on cosmetology education.
Cosmetology Students Deserve Better Than Debt and Broken Promises
Why stronger accountability standards in cosmetology education protect students and taxpayers.
Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection
Collecting data on parenting students Is possible. Here are six myths debunked.
CCAMPIS Isn’t Duplicative, It’s Essential. The Admin’s Transfer Threatens Student Parents.
Moving CCAMPIS from the Department of Education to HHS would increase bureaucracy and weaken child care access for student parents.
Cutting Barriers: Addressing the Challenges of Parenting Students in Cosmetology Programs
Parenting students are often overlooked in postsecondary education. Here’s how cosmetology programs can improve how they support them.
Parenting Students Already Overcome the Odds to Succeed in College, The Republican Budget Bill Is Going to Make it Harder
The Republican budget reconciliation bill puts parenting students at deeper risk of losing access to college and basic needs security.
What the One Big Beautiful Bill Means for Cosmetology Students
This blog post focuses on how the OBBBA will impact cosmetology education and the students it enrolls.
We Need More Data on Parenting Students. The Bipartisan Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act Will Help.
Lawmakers have reintroduced the Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act, a bill that would support parenting student data
The House Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Student Parents
Congressional republicans are cutting financial aid and other supports that millions of student parents rely on to succeed in college.