,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bc1 #bjbd,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,carper7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,september #bjbd as ,national ,student  
,parent ,month4  ,whereas student       
parents are individuals who have        
children and who attend postsecondary   
educational institutions2 ,whereas      
student parents make up roughly #a_/e of
 the postsecondary student population1  
totaling nearly #d1jjj1jjj individuals2 
,whereas #gj percent of student parents 
are women1 and #fb percent of student   
mothers are single parents2 ,whereas #ed
 percent of single mothers who are      
enrolled at an institution of higher    
education work #bj hours or more per    
week and #dc percent work #cj hours or  
more per week1 which requires those     
individuals to balance school1 work1 and
 caring for their dependents2 ,whereas  

#ea percent of student parents are      
students of color1 particularly female  
students of color1 with mothers         
representing-- 7#a7 #dj percent of      
,black postsecondary students2  7#b7 #cf
 percent of ,american ,indian and       
,alaska ,native postsecondary students2 
7#c7 #ce percent of ,native ,hawaiian   
and ,pacific ,islander postsecondary    
students2 and  7#d7 #bf percent of      
,hispanic postsecondary students2       
,whereas #dg percent of student parents 
are military-connected students2        
,whereas approximately #hac surviving   
military spouses are using education    
benefits from the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs for surviving        
dependents2 ,whereas #hd percent of     
military spouses have some college      
education or credential and1 on average1
 make #be percent less than their       
civilian counterparts2 ,whereas #db     
percent of student parents attend       
community colleges and #cj percent      
attend public or private nonprofit      

#d-year institutions of higher          
education2 ,whereas the cohort of single
 mothers currently enrolled in higher   
education will save approximately       
#ai1ijj1jjj1jjj in public assistance    
spending2 ,whereas #dd percent of       
student parents report food insecurity1 
and #fj percent report housing          
insecurity2 ,whereas #b_/c of student   
parents live at or near the poverty line
 and #eb percent of student parents are 
,federal ,pell ,grant recipients2       
,whereas1 on average1 student parents   
have higher grade point averages than   
their non-parenting peers1 but student  
parents are #aj times less likely to    
complete a bachelor's degree within #e  
years than students without children2   
,whereas a low-income student parent who
 earns a degree or credential boosts the
 income of that individual and the      
earning potential of the children of    
that individual when those children     
become adults2 and ,whereas student     
parents are uniquely motivated to excel 

in their courses of study but often face
 challenges1 including lack of          
affordable child care and balancing work
 responsibilities while attending       
postsecondary educational institutions3 
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 expresses support for the
 contributions and achievements of      
student parents in seeking and          
completing a postsecondary education2   
and  7#b7 designates ,september #bjbd as
 ,national ,student ,parent ,month4