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Introduced on June 12, 2025 by Deborah K. Ross
This bill aims to better track and support college students who are parents or caregivers. It tells the Education Department to create a clear, nationwide definition of “parenting student” and add new questions to federal college data surveys within two years, such as how many student parents there are and how they’re doing in school. Starting in the 2026–2027 school year, the Department must collect this information every year, breaking it out by race, ethnicity, and gender, and by whether a student is a parent or a caregiver.
The bill also requires a study to find what helps student parents succeed, including the impact of campus child care, which schools student parents choose and why, and how colleges connect student-parent services with programs like SNAP, TANF, WIC, workforce training, and Head Start. The Department must share best practices, help states and colleges set up good data systems and privacy practices, and report study findings to the public within two years .
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