,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#f1 #bjbe,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,hassan7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the contributions and       
achievements of student parents in      
seeking and completing a postsecondary  
education and designating ,september    
#bjbe 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 #c1adj1jjj individuals2 
,whereas #bd percent of female          
undergraduates are parents and #cj      
percent are food insecure2 ,whereas #dh 
percent of student parents are          
first-generation college students2      
,whereas #ff percent of parents who are 

enrolled at an institution of higher    
education work #dj hours a week or more1
 #bf percent work #bj to #ci hours per  
week1 and #i percent work less than #bj 
hours1 which requires those individuals 
to balance school1 work1 and caring for 
their dependents2 ,whereas #ee percent  
of postsecondary student parents are    
students of color1 and of that          
population-- 7#a7 #ba percent are       
,black2  7#b7 #bj percent are ,latino or
 ,latina2  7#c7 #g percent are          
multiracial2  7#d7 #c percent are       
,asian2 and  7#e7 #c percent are ,native
 ,american1 ,alaska ,natives1 or ,native
 ,hawaiian or other ,pacific ,islander2 
,whereas #de percent of student parents 
are military-connected students2        
,whereas approximately #hdd surviving   
military spouses are using education    
benefits for surviving dependents from  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2  
,whereas #ij percent of military spouses
 have some college education or         
credential and1 on average1 make #ch    

percent less than their civilian        
counterparts2 ,whereas #bj percent of   
student veterans are single parents     
while attending school2 ,whereas #ea    
percent of student parents attend       
community colleges1 #af percent attend  
public baccalaureate institutions1 and  
#ac percent attend private nonprofit    
institutions of higher education2       
,whereas the cohort of single mothers   
currently enrolled in higher education  
will save approximately #ai1ijj1jjj1jjj 
in public assistance spending2 ,whereas 
#eb percent of student parents report   
food insecurity1 #eh percent report     
housing insecurity1 and #db percent of  
student parents experience both food and
 housing insecurity1 compared to #bf    
percent of nonparenting students2       
,whereas two-thirds of student parents  
live at or near the poverty line1 and   
#eb percent of student parents are ,pell
 ,grant recipients1 with #he percent of 
,black student parents reporting some   
form of basic needs insecurity2         

,whereas1 on average1 student parents   
have higher grade point averages than   
their nonparenting peers1 but student   
parents are #aj times less likely to    
complete a bachelor's degree within #e  
years than students without children2   
,whereas #bc percent of student parents 
have missed at least #a class due to a  
lack of child care2 ,whereas student    
parents are twice as likely to drop out 
of college and later re-enroll1 with #de
 percent of such student parents        
reporting their decision involved       
childcare or parenting responsibilities2
 ,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 while often   
facing 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 #bjbe as
 ,national ,student ,parent ,month4