68% of Washington parenting students report food insecurity, housing insecurity or both



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Washington Student Achievement Council
Parenting students in Washington face higher levels of basic needs insecurity than their peers

Olympia—Approximately one in five students on Washington’s college campuses care for a dependent. These parenting students face higher levels of basic needs insecurity than their peers: 68% of Washington parenting students report food insecurity, housing insecurity or both, compared to 52% of all students statewide.

These findings are from a new research brief, Designing Postsecondary Education for Parenting Students [ [link removed] ], which explores the challenges that parenting students face and strategies to help them succeed.

*Keep reading on our website.* [ [link removed] ]

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