Supporting Latino Student Parents Pursuing Higher Education

“Ele­vat­ing Lati­no Par­ent­ing Stu­dents in High­er Edu­ca­tion,” a new Child Trends brief fund­ed by the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion, shares find­ings on Lati­no stu­dent par­ents, the strate­gies col­leges are using to sup­port them and rec­om­men­da­tions for the field.

“Lati­no par­ents are a major seg­ment of the over­all stu­dent pop­u­la­tion but they are often over­looked in post­sec­ondary edu­ca­tion. In many cas­es, they do not have the sup­port they need to suc­ceed aca­d­e­m­i­cal­ly while rais­ing a fam­i­ly,” said Quanic Fullard, a senior asso­ciate with the Casey Foun­da­tion. ​“This research brief sheds light on the unique needs of these stu­dent par­ents and how our part­ners in high­er edu­ca­tion can improve their out­reach efforts.”

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Source: The Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion