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Nina Besser Doorley; Salma Elakbawy; Afet Dundar – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2023
Earning a college degree has long been critical to unlocking many high-paying jobs -- and, as a result, to economic mobility and security. Increasingly, however, the traditional "norm" of a college student--one who enrolls straight out of high school, receives some support from their parents, lives on campus, and does not have…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Postsecondary Education, Student Needs
Brown, Melissa; Lettieri, Chelsea – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2008
Managing work and family responsibilities is particularly difficult for military families with children. While military life has always been demanding, in recent years an increasing number of military personnel in both the Active Duty Force and Selected Reserves have had to confront the additional demands of parenthood. Providing resources to…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Stress Variables, State Policy, Family Work Relationship
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Kost, Kathleen A.; And Others – Family Relations, 1996
Provides an overview of the Wisconsin child support system. Explores policy and program implications of the child support revision process and makes recommendations for improving revision. Advocates expressing child support orders as a percentage of the noncustodial parents' income to keep the orders updated automatically and replace the need for…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Child Support, Fatherless Family, Finance Reform
Partnership for Learning, Seattle, WA. – 1997
This booklet is designed to help parents understand how Washington schools are raising their academic standards. It also points out questions parents should ask about their children's schools and describes some at-home activities that will help a child make the most of time in and out of the classroom. The educational improvement effort in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment
Greenberg, Mark; Strawn, Julie; Plimpton, Lisa – 2000
States can use Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and state maintenance of effort (MOE) funds to foster access to postsecondary education (PE) for low income parents. Access matters because success of welfare reform depends on helping welfare recipients work steadily and find better jobs; neither of the two most commonly tried…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Special Education. – 1992
This manual presents Missouri state guidelines for its surrogate parent program, required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 94-142), and currently under development in Missouri. An introductory chapter reviews the program's current status, outlines the surrogate parent role, and notes special considerations for students…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process